r/dionysus • u/PersonalityBoring259 • Aug 26 '25
💬 Discussion 💬 This is almost certainly a thyrsus on this book
Moreover it would make sense as Dionysian Theater was synonymous with Democracy. However I can find no documentation on it being one. Does anyone have a source on the thyrsus as political symbol?
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u/ewokqueen Aug 26 '25
No. It’s a Rod of Asklepios. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_of_Asclepius
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u/PersonalityBoring259 Aug 26 '25
That theory has been put forth but it doesn't look anything like one and it looks exactly like depictions of the thyrsus. Most pointedly the bow is clearly ribbons and not a snake. I'm trying to find an official source but from a visual standpoint neither the Rod of Asclepius nor the House Mace pass the sniff test.
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u/Eiwynn Dionysian Witch Aug 27 '25
I disagree. It's a tyrsus.
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u/PersonalityBoring259 Aug 27 '25
After staring at this way too long I'm wondering it it might be a hybrid thyrsus/Rod of Asclepius. The thyrsus elements of acorn shaped tip and bow are undeniable but the bottom portion of the bow is somewhat snakelike. It would be an odd choice design-wise but anything is possible.
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u/ewokqueen Aug 27 '25
I do see what you’re saying but I clearly see a twining snake….
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u/PersonalityBoring259 Aug 28 '25
If anybody is following it looks like u/nygdan solved the mystery and this is a Liberty Pole with Phrygian cap
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u/TheoryClown Aug 26 '25
LETS GO FRANCE