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Aegyptiaca from Cumae: New Evidence for Isis Cult in Campania: Site and Materials (Paolo Caputo)

"Great Royal Spouse Who Protects Her Brother Osiris": Isis in the Isaeum at Pompeii (Frederick Brenk) Women and Nymphs at the Grotta Caruso (Bonnie MacLachlan) The Eleusinian Mysteries and Vergil's "Appearance-of-a-Terrifying-Female-Apparition-in-the-Underworld" Motif in Aeneid 6 (Raymond J. Landscape Synchesis: A Demeter Temple in Latium (Kathryn M. Aspects of the Cult of Demeter in Magna Graecia: The "Case" of San Nicola di Albanella (Giulia Sfameni Gasparro) Putting Your Mouth Where Your Money Is: Eumolpus' Will, Pasta e Fagioli, and the Fate of the Soul in South Italian Thought from Pythagoras to Ennius (R. Imago Inferorum Orphica (Alberto Bernabé) Who Are You? Mythic Narrative and Identity in the "Orphic" Gold Tablets (Radcliffe G. New Contributions of Dionysiac Iconography to the History of Religions in Greece and Italy (Cornelia Isler-Kerényi) The Meaning of bavkco" and bakceuvein in Orphism (Ana Jiménez San Cristóbal) Dionysus in Campania: Cumae (Giovanni Casadio) Introduction (Giovanni Casadio and Patricia A. The resulting volume illuminates this often misunderstood range of religious phenomena. Topics include Dionysos and Orpheus, the Goddess Cults, Isis in Italy, and Roman Mithras, explored by an international array of scholars including Giulia Sfameni Gasparro ("Aspects of the Cult of Demeter in Magna Graecia") and Alberto Bernabé ("Imago Inferorum Orphica"). Contributors present contemporary theories of ancient religion, field reports from recent archaeological work, and other frameworks for exploring mystic cults in general and individual deities specifically, with observations about cultural interactions throughout. Implementing a variety of methodologies, the contributors to Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia examine an array of features associated with such "mystery religions" that were concerned with individual salvation through initiation and hidden knowledge rather than civic cults directed toward Olympian deities usually associated with Greek religion. This collection of essays brings new insight to the study of mystic cults in the ancient world, particularly those that flourished in Magna Graecia (essentially the area of present-day Southern Italy and Sicily). There is also a gift shop that sells unique jewelry as well as local products such as olives, olive oil, wine, etc.In Vergil's Aeneid, the poet implies that those who have been initiated into mystery cults enjoy a blessed situation both in life and after death. Visitors also have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the delicious and authentic flavors of Greek cuisine by sampling a variety of appetizer dishes like feta cheese, traditional sausage with orange, tzatziki and of course olives, try the famous Ouzo, an anise-flavored aperitif and enjoy and why not join in the traditional Greek dance Sirtaki. “We hope,” he says, “that Agriturismo Magna Grecia will provide fertile ground not only for those who love the flavors of wine and oil, but also for visitors who are looking for something more during their visit to Ancient Olympia.”Ī visit to Agriturismo Magna Grecia offers up a feast for the senses as visitors have the opportunity to learn the history of the olive tree and how the olives are harvested, wonder around the vineyards and participate in the “adventure” of wine, from vine to glass. They represent the spirit of Greece itself”, says Dimitris Karambelas, who opened Agriturismo Magna Grecia to share his passion with the world.ĭimitris Karambelas continues the tradition of his family, which has nurtured olive groves and vineyards for a century. “Olives and wine are not just commodities. Guests have the opportunity to enjoy a taste of Greece when they sample the virgin olive oil and olives and the wine that produced locally.

Magna Grecia, which means Great Greece, is a family owned farm in a suburb location close to Ancient Olympia. A short drive through picturesque villages (where there has not been much tourism development, so they are still quite authentic) surrounding Katakolon brings you to Agriturismo Magna Grecia, in the heart of a traditional agricultural region.