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Dionysus, also commonly known by his Roman name Bacchus, appears to be a god who has two distinct origins. On the one hand, Dionysus was the god of wine, agriculture, and fertility of nature, who is also the patron god of the Greek stage. ... According to one myth, Dionysus is the son of the god Zeus and the mortal woman,
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Dionysus is the son of Zeus and Semele. He is the only god to have a mortal parent. Zeus came to Semele in the night, invisable, felt only as a devine presence. Semele was pleased to be a lover of a god, even though she did not know which one.
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Dionysus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, is described over 14 detailed pages which include an ENCYCLOPEDIA summary, quotes from Greek and Roman literature and dozens of PICTURES from ancient art ... DIONYSOS (or Dionysus) was the great Olympian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure and festivity. He was depicted as either an older...
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Dionysus is the Greek god of wine and ecstacy. ... Dionysus was the son of the king of the Greek gods, Zeus, and Semele, the mortal daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia of Thebes [see map section Ed]. Dionysus is called "twice born" because of the unusual manner in which he grew: not only in a womb, but also in a thigh.
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DIONYSUS (dye-oh-NYE-sus; Roman name Bacchus) was the god of wine. Dionysus was the son of Zeus and the mortal heroine Semele. ... Dionysus rescued Ariadne after she had been abandoned by Theseus. Dionysus also saved his mother from the Underworld, after Zeus showed her his true nature as storm god and consumed her...
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Dionysus was born (alphabetically) at Dracanum, Icarus, Naxos and on a Mount Nysa (which is apparently in Ethiopia, Libya, India, Thrace, or somewhere else). Apparently Dionysos was raised by Nymphs on this Mount Hyades (though he was also raised elsewhere by Aunt Ino, who was given the child by Hermes;
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Apollonian and Dionysian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Apollonian and Dionysian is a philosophical and literary concept, or dichotomy, based on certain features of ancient Greek mythology. Several Western philosophical and literary figures have invo...
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"O Cyclops, son of the sea-god, come see what kind of divine drink this is that Greece provides from its vines, the gleaming cup of Dionysus." (Odysseus to Polyphemus 2. ... Polyphemus 2: Who is this Dionysus? Is he worshipped as a god? Odysseus: Yes, the best source of joy in life for mortals. (Euripides, Cyclops 521).
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