The figures from the frieze of the Villa of Mysteries are thought to be taking part in an initiation into the cult of which divine figure?

A) Persephone
B) Dionysus
C) Sol Invictus
D) Mithras

Villa of Mysteries

An ancient Roman villa in Pompeii, famous for its well-preserved frescoes depicting Dionysian mysteries.

Dionysus

The god of wine, vegetation, festivity, and ecstasy in Greek mythology, associated with wild and ecstatic religious rites.

Initiation

The process or ceremony by which an individual is introduced or admitted into a society, organization, or religion, often involving rituals or tests.