Claes Moeyaert : triumph of
Bacchus (1530)
Q1 : What reward does Icarios receive for
his hospitality?
a vineyards
b the daughter of Bacchus
c the gift of double vision
Bacchus gives some wine to
Icarios so that he can spread the use of wine. But the first people to taste it get
drunk and think they have been poisoned.
Q2 : What happens to Icarios after that?
a he becomes a priest
b he is elected king
c he is killed by his drunk
companions
Q3 : When his daughter Erigonia finds this out, what does she do, which is then
imitated by the young girls of Athens?
a she gets revenge
b she becomes speechless
c she hangs herself
The Athenians take side with
Icarios and the Bacchantes and institute a holiday in honor of Bacchus. A rite which was
celebrated during the festival of Anthestéria, commemorates the tragic love of
Dionysos et Érigonia.
Q4 : What was this rite?
a young girls crush grapes with
their feet
b young girls were suspended
from trees with a swing
c young girls make cakes
Q5 : How does Erigonia's dog Maera who also went looking for Icarios, commit suicide?
a he attacks a bull
b he poisons himself
c he throws himself in a well
Bacchus places Icarios,
Erigonia and Maera among the stars and makes constellations of them.
Q6 : What is the constellation dedicated to Icarios?
a constellation of the Bull
b constellation of Andromeda
c constellation of the Bouvier
Q7 : What is the constellation dedicated to Erigonia?
a constellation of Capricorn
b constellation of Virgo
c constellation of Aquarius
Q8 : Which star was dedicated to Maera ?
a the North star
b the star of the Great Dog
(Caniculus)
c the star of the Shepherd
Q9 : Who describes the "killing madness" of which Bacchus' adversaries fall
victim?
a Hésiode: Théogonia
b Ovid: Metamorphoses
c Homer: Iliad
Q10 : Who painted this work in 1745 representing Erigonia?
a Georges de La Tour
b Jacob Jordaens
c Nicolas Poussin
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