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In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (/ d aɪ. ə ˈ n aɪ s ə s /; Ancient Greek: Διόνυσος Diónysos) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.
In Greek mythology, Silenus (/ s aɪ ˈ l iː n ə s /; Ancient Greek: Σειληνός, romanized: Seilēnós, IPA: [seːlɛːnós]) was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. He is typically older than the satyrs of the Dionysian retinue , and sometimes considerably older, in which case he may be referred to as a Papposilenus.
Pages and categories relating to Dionysus, the god of wine, festivity and theatre in Greek mythology. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
God of wine, fruitfulness, parties, festivals, madness, chaos, drunkenness, vegetation, ecstasy, and the theater. He is the twice-born son of Zeus and Semele , in that Zeus snatched him from his mother's womb and stitched Dionysus into his own thigh and carried him until he was ready to be born.
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Opora (Ancient Greek: Ὀπώρα, romanized: Opṓra, lit. 'autumn, fruit') is a minor goddess connected to fruit, the harvest, especially wine harvest, and the season of autumn.
Ceres (mythology), Roman goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility, and motherly relationships; Demeter, Greek goddess of the harvest, especially grains and the fertility of the earth; Dionysus, Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking, wine, ritual madness, and ecstasy; Ninkasi, ancient Sumerian goddess of beer
He was a companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. He is typically older than the satyrs of the Dionysian retinue ( thiasos ), and sometimes considerably older, in which case he may be referred to as a Papposilenus .