What is Dionysus the god of?
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wine and ecstasy
Dionysus gives wine and liberating intoxication and the dissolving of all boundaries in celebration.
💡 Did you know? Dionysus was the only Olympian with a mortal mother, the princess Semele.
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Why is Dionysus called the „twice-born“?
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Zeus carried him in his thigh
When his mother Semele burned up, Zeus sewed the unborn child into his thigh and carried it to term.
💡 Did you know? Thus Dionysus was born twice: from his mother and from his father.
Who forms Dionysus's wild retinue?
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maenads and satyrs
Frenzied maenads and goat-legged satyrs dance through woods and mountains in his train.
💡 Did you know? Whoever rejected Dionysus fell into madness: King Pentheus was torn apart by his own kin.
Which art form grew out of the festivals of Dionysus?
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the theatre
From the festivals and choruses in his honour, tragedy and comedy developed.
💡 Did you know? The great Theatre of Dionysus at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens was the cradle of Western drama.
To whom did Dionysus grant the fateful wish of the golden touch?
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King Midas
Dionysus granted King Midas the wish that everything he touched should turn to gold.
💡 Did you know? Soon even Midas's food turned to gold: the wish became a curse.
What is Dionysus called by the Romans?
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Bacchus
For the Romans, Dionysus is the wine god Bacchus.
💡 Did you know? His riotous festivals, the „Bacchanalia,“ were largely banned in Rome in 186 BC.
Who was Dionysus's mortal mother?
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Semele
She perished in Zeus's blazing glory.
💡 Did you know? That is why Zeus carried the child in his thigh.
What became of the pirates who abducted Dionysus?
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dolphins
Ivy entwined the ship, wine flowed across the deck.
💡 Did you know? Ever since, dolphins were held to be friends of man.
Which abandoned princess did Dionysus marry?
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Ariadne
On Naxos he found her after Theseus's flight.
💡 Did you know? Her bridal crown stands in the sky as the Corona Borealis.
What is Dionysus's ivy-twined staff called?
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thyrsus
Topped with a pine cone.
💡 Did you know? The attribute of every maenad on Greek vases.
Which king was torn apart for banning the cult of Dionysus?
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Pentheus
In frenzy his own mother tore him apart.
💡 Did you know? Euripides' “Bacchae” turned the tale into tragedy.
Which plant besides the vine is sacred to Dionysus?
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ivy
Evergreen like life in ecstasy.
💡 Did you know? Ivy wreaths were said to cool the heat of wine.
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