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  2. Dionysus, also called Bacchus, in Greco-Roman religion, a nature god of fruitfulness and vegetation, especially known as a god of wine and ecstasy. In early Greek art he was represented as a bearded man, but later he was portrayed as youthful and effeminate.

  3. Dionysus - Wikipedia

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    In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (/ d aɪ. ə ˈ n aɪ s ə s /; Ancient Greek: Διόνυσος Dionysos) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.

  4. Dionysus was the ancient Greek god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy. He was depicted as either an older, bearded god or an effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes included the thyrsos (a pine-cone tipped staff), a drinking cup and a crown of ivy.

  5. Dionysus, the Mysterious Greek God of Wine and Ecstasy

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    Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, theater, and ecstasy, embodying the pleasures and chaos of life. Celebrated in ancient festivals like the Dionysia, he remains a symbol of revelry and artistic expression in Greek mythology.

  6. Dionysus, known as Bacchus to the Romans, was the Greek god of the vine. He oversaw all things connected to a good time, from wine itself to the parties it fuelled. But he was more than just a god of intoxication. The full story of Dionysus involves war, madness, innovation, and even a trip or two to the underworld.

  7. Dionysos - World History Encyclopedia

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    Dionysos (Roman name: Bacchus, also known as Dionysus) was the ancient Greek god of wine, merriment, and theatre. Being the bad boy of Mt. Olympus, Dionysus was perhaps the most colourful of the Olympian Gods.

  8. Dionysus: Greek God of Wine and Fertility - History Cooperative

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    Dionysus is the god of wine, fertility, and revelry in Greek mythology. He is one of the twelve Olympian gods and is often associated with the joyous celebration of life and the grape harvest. Dionysus is the son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and the mortal princess Semele.

  9. DIONYSUS GOD OF - Greek Mythology

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    DIONYSOS was the Olympian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and frenzy. This page describes the divine role and functions of the god including viticulture, winemaking, drinking and parties, fruit and vegetation, tragedy and comedy plays, homosexuality and effeminacy, reincarnation and the afterlife, and his identification ...

  10. The youthful, beautiful, but effeminate god of wine. He is also called both by Greeks and Romans Bacchus (Βάκχος), that is, the noisy or riotous god, which was originally a mere epithet or surname of Dionysus, but does not occur till after the time of Herodotus.

  11. Dionysus summary | Britannica

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    Dionysus , Greek god of vegetation and fruitfulness, known especially as the god of wine and ecstasy. His Roman equivalent was Bacchus. He was known to the ancient Mycenaens, and he became one of the most important of all the Greek gods. A son of Zeus and (according to the standard tradition) Semele, he was brought up by the maenads, or bacchantes.