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ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM SPLIT The following
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 Attis, the Lover of Kybele and symbol of the Vegetation
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 Selenus,
the Garden God, predecessor of the Green Man, with the Goddess Fortuna as His Origin |
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 Satyr,
helper (and even teacher) of Dionysos. The latter is an important "role model"
for the Green Men |
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 Theater mask with vegetation, first appearence of Green Man |
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 Green
Man with Dionysian head |
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very impressive Green Man |
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 Negative printing of a satyr with goat head on the left
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 Bull
head. Goat and bull are "archetypes" for Vegetation Gods |
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Vessel of Abundance, symbolizing the Cosmic Womb, later becoming the
central "object" in the Grail legend |
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house with sculptures |
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 Clearly
a human figure embedded in nature. So, links with Green Men are there. The exact meaning
of these images I don't know |
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This gallery is surrounding the huge central square of
Split. One side is decorated with Green Beasts/Men. They are quite recent. It means that
even in current times the Green Man is still remembered e.g. honoured |
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Some unidentified heads in the street |
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