cult of Dionysus

C5213
concept

The cult of Dionysus was an ancient Greek religious movement devoted to the god of wine, ecstasy, and theater, characterized by ecstatic rituals, mystery rites, and the temporary breakdown of social norms.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
cult of Dionysus canonical 1
cultic retinue 1
ecstatic rite 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: cult of Dionysus
Generated description
The cult of Dionysus was an ancient Greek religious movement devoted to the god of wine, ecstasy, and theater, characterized by ecstatic rituals, mystery rites, and the temporary breakdown of social norms.

Instances (3)

Instance Via concept surface
Dionysian Mysteries
mountainRevels ecstatic rite
thiasos
surface form: Thiasos
cultic retinue