sileni

The grape design at the base of the little statue, and the snake supporting the candleholder, both are symbols of the sileni.

Buried Cities, Volume 1 Pompeii Jennie Hall 1898

The grape design at the base of the little statue, and the snake supporting the candleholder, both are symbols of the sileni.

Buried Cities, Complete Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae Jennie Hall 1898

In the frieze, however, it is represented that the god is on shore quietly amusing himself with the lion (Fig. 49), while satyrs and sileni punish the robbers by beating them with sticks and chasing them with fury, while they are turning gradually into dolphins and rushing into the sea.

A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Clara Erskine Clement Waters 1875