Description

The God Zagreus is one shrouded in mystery. Before His adoption into the Greek pantheon, Zagreus had cults in Minoan Crete where He was worshipped as the highest of the Underworld Gods, a son of Hades and Persephone. In this most ancient cult, He was seen as a bloodthirsty hunting God Whose prey would be caught and consumed raw and alive. Associated with the life-force found within warm blood, Zagreus was and is a vampiric God of Renewal and Immortality.

He is crowned with henbane, the royal plant of the Underworld, and carries a chalice of blood representing life force called “zoe”. Distinguishable from biological and even spiritual life force, zoe represents it as Divine and immortal. He carries a torch directed towards the earth, Gaia, as a symbol of zoe’s inextinguishable nature. Standing among the graves, He is attended by His sacred familiars: the bat, the screech owl, and the serpent. Grape vines spring forth from the graves as a symbol of renewal and resurrection.

This sacred statue stands 8 inches, crafted in resin and hand painted by the artist in a skull grey finish.

THIS IS A PRE-ORDER! ORDERS SHIP THROUGHOUT JUNE! I am producing these in house so I have a LOT more control over the timeframe. You are helping fund the materials and time costs so refunds are not available!