Silenus with the child Dionysus, Vatican Museum, Rome

Greek god of wine bust discovered at archaeological dig

The Editors, 19.04.2023

Steelyard weight modelled on Silenus found in Cockermouth and dates back around 2000 years.

As titles go, the god of wine-making and drunkenness definitely falls into the ‘double-edged sword’ category, but that was the honour bestowed on Silenus, the Greek god currently in the news after a bust was discovered during an archaeological dig in the north west of England.