Dionysus

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Greek god Olympian deity fertility god god of ecstasy god of ritual madness god of theater mythological figure wine god

Dionysus is the ancient Greek god of wine, ecstasy, theater, and ritual madness, often linked to mystery cults and ecstatic worship.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Dionysus canonical 141
Bacchus 17
Dionysos 1

Statements (77)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek god ⓘ
Olympian deity ⓘ
fertility god ⓘ
god of ecstasy ⓘ
god of ritual madness ⓘ
god of theater ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
wine god ⓘ
animalSacredTo bull ⓘ
goat ⓘ
panther ⓘ
aspect chthonic deity ⓘ
vegetation god ⓘ
associatedWith Bacchae ⓘ
Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
Maenads ⓘ
Orphic Mysteries ⓘ
surface form: Orphic mysteries

Sileni ⓘ
ecstatic worship ⓘ
mystery cults ⓘ
orgiastic rites ⓘ
satyrs ⓘ
thiasos ⓘ
birthType twice-born ⓘ
consort Ariadne ⓘ
cultCenter Asia Minor ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ
domain ecstasy ⓘ
religious ecstasy ⓘ
ritual madness ⓘ
theater ⓘ
vine cultivation ⓘ
wine ⓘ
festival Anthesteria ⓘ
Dionysia ⓘ
Lenaia ⓘ
greekName Dionysus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Διόνυσος
hasVariantBirthTradition son of Zeus and Persephone ⓘ
son of Zeus and Semele ⓘ
linkedConcept ecstatic possession ⓘ
liminality ⓘ
loss of self ⓘ
transgression of social norms ⓘ
mythicEvent Zeus sewed Dionysus into his thigh ⓘ
notableMyth Euripides' play The Bacchae centers on Dionysus ⓘ
oftenDepictedWith Maenads ⓘ
drinking cup ⓘ
satyrs ⓘ
thyrsus ⓘ
wreath of ivy ⓘ
otherRomanName Liber ⓘ
parent Persephone ⓘ
Semele ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
patronOf actors ⓘ
comedy ⓘ
revelers ⓘ
theater ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
vine growers ⓘ
power granting ecstasy ⓘ
inducing madness ⓘ
inspiring artistic creativity ⓘ
romanEquivalent Dionysus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bacchus
symbol bull ⓘ
drinking cup ⓘ
grapevine ⓘ
ivy ⓘ
leopard ⓘ
mask ⓘ
panther ⓘ
thyrsus ⓘ
worshipForm dance ⓘ
intoxication ⓘ
music ⓘ
processions ⓘ

Referenced by (167)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delphi → associatedWithDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Zeus → child → Dionysus ⓘ
Ancient Greek religion → hasDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Hyades → associatedWith → Dionysus ⓘ
Caravaggio → notableWork → Dionysus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bacchus
Apollo → sibling → Dionysus ⓘ
Dionysus → greekName → Dionysus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Διόνυσος
Dionysus → romanEquivalent → Dionysus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bacchus
Twelve Olympians → member → Dionysus ⓘ
Orphic Mysteries → associatedFigure → Dionysus ⓘ
Gigantomachy → involvesDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Dionysia → dedicatedTo → Dionysus ⓘ
Dionysia → honorsDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Dionysian Mysteries → mainDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Cronus → grandfather → Dionysus ⓘ
Rhea → grandparentOf → Dionysus ⓘ
Semele → child → Dionysus ⓘ
Semele → associatedDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Ares → sibling → Dionysus ⓘ
Homeric Hymns → containsHymnTo → Dionysus ⓘ
Teos → dedicatedToDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Denbies Wine Estate → grapeVariety → Dionysus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bacchus
Orpheus → associatedWith → Dionysus ⓘ
Polyxo (Hyad) → associatedDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Hellenistic religion → corePantheonIncludes → Dionysus ⓘ
Mycenaean civilization → hasDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Roman religion → hasDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bacchus
Nymphs of Greek mythology → associatedDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Phlius → hasSanctuaryOf → Dionysus ⓘ
Phlius → religiousFestivalFor → Dionysus ⓘ
Thebes → associatedWithMythologicalFigure → Dionysus ⓘ
Mount Parnassus → associatedDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Serapis → hasAspect → Dionysus ⓘ
Serapis → equatedWith → Dionysus ⓘ
Mithridates VI Eupator → epithet → Dionysus ⓘ
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi → otherDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Boeotians → worshippedDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Greco-Roman mythology → hasDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Greco-Roman mythology → hasDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bacchus
Liber → identifiedWith → Dionysus ⓘ
Liber → identifiedWith → Dionysus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bacchus
Liber → equatedWith → Dionysus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek god Dionysus
Anthesteria → mainDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Anthesteria → honors → Dionysus ⓘ
Council of the Gods → hasMember → Dionysus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bacchus
Sicyon → patronDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Bacchae → featuresCharacter → Dionysus ⓘ
Bacchae → associatedDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
Maenads → associatedDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
thiasos → associatedWithDeity → Dionysus ⓘ
subject surface form: Thiasos