Dionysus

:The god Dionysus is occasionally confused with one of several historical figures named Dionysius, a theophoric name that simply means " of Dionysus."

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God - Dionysius - Theophoric name

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Dionysus or Dionysos (Ancient Greek: ???????? or ????????; also known as Bacchus in both Greek and Roman mythology and associated with the Italic Liber), the Thracian god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficent influences. He is viewed as the promoter of civilization, a lawgiver, and lover of peace — as well as the patron deity of both agriculture and the theater.

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Ancient Greek - Greek - Roman mythology - Thracian - Wine - Intoxicating - Civilization - Law - Peace - Agriculture - Theater

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Greeks borrowed Dionysus' figure and within the Olympian tradition he is made to be the son of Zeus and Semele; other versions of the story contend that he is the son of Zeus and Persephone.

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Olympian tradition - Zeus - Semele - Persephone

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