“It was a representation of the event called the Feast of Dionysus,” Cremer said in his piece. Greek deity associated with ritual, theater, celebration, and feasting
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Based on a picture titled ‘Feast of the Gods’ by Johann Rottenhammer and Jan Bruegel, possibly from 1602, Cremer theorized that the tableau seen at the opening ceremony was inspired by.
