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Greek mythology dionysus birth
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Dionysus
Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine
Not to be confused with Dionysius.
Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Dionysos (disambiguation), Bacchus (disambiguation), and Bachus (disambiguation).
| DionysusBacchus | |
|---|---|
Second-century Roman statue of Dionysus, after a Hellenistic model (ex-coll. Cardinal Richelieu, Louvre).[1] | |
| Abode | Mount Olympus |
| Animals | Bull, panther, tiger or lion, goat, snake, leopard |
| Symbol | Thyrsus, grapevine, ivy, theatrical masks, phallus |
| Festivals | Bacchanalia (Roman), Dionysia |
| Parents | |
| Siblings | Several paternal half-siblings |
| Consort | Ariadne |
| Children | Priapus, Hymen, Thoas, Staphylus, Oenopion, Comus, Phthonus, the Graces, Deianira |
| Roman | Bacchus, Liber |
| Egyptian | Osiris |
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; Ancient Greek: ΔιόνυσοςDiónysos) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious