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Most of the surviving narratives about Dionysos (written or visual) tell of events that took place during his childhood or youth, but prior to the middle of the fifth century the Dionysos who appeared in Greek art was almost always a bearded adult, even when he was shown in episodes that must have taken place during his youth. Then, in the 430s Pheidias put a beardless Dionysos in the east pediment of the Parthenon and probably in the east frieze. By the last quarter of the century this beardless Dionysos appeared on pots by the Dinos Painter, and almost immediately the new form became the dominant one on vases. In sculpture the two forms continued to appear side by side on into Roman times.
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Most of the surviving narratives about Dionysos (written or visual) tell of events that took place during his childhood or youth, but prior to the middle of the fifth century the Dionysos who appeared in Greek art was almost always a bearded adult, even when he was shown in episodes that must have taken place during his youth.
Then, in the 430s Pheidias put a beardless Dionysos in the east pediment of the Parthenon and probably in the east frieze.
By the last quarter of the century this beardless Dionysos appeared on pots by the Dinos Painter, and almost immediately the new form became the dominant one on vases.
In sculpture the two forms continued to appear side by side on into Roman times.
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