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.
Aliases (4)
- Bacchus ×7
- Dionysus Lenaios ×1
- Greek god Dionysus ×1
- Διόνυσος ×1
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek god
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Olympian deity → fertility god → god of ecstasy → god of ritual madness → god of theater → mythological figure → wine god → |
| animalSacredTo |
bull
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goat → panther → |
| aspect |
chthonic deity
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vegetation god → |
| associatedWith |
Bacchae
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Eleusinian Mysteries → Maenads → Orphic mysteries → Sileni → ecstatic worship → mystery cults → orgiastic rites → satyrs → thiasos → |
| birthType |
twice-born
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| consort |
Ariadne
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|
| cultCenter |
Asia Minor
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Athens → Thebes → |
| domain |
ecstasy
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religious ecstasy → ritual madness → theater → vine cultivation → wine → |
| festival |
Anthesteria
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Dionysia → Lenaia → |
| greekName |
Διόνυσος
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|
| hasVariantBirthTradition |
son of Zeus and Persephone
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son of Zeus and Semele → |
| linkedConcept |
ecstatic possession
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liminality → loss of self → transgression of social norms → |
| mythicEvent |
Zeus sewed Dionysus into his thigh
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| notableMyth |
Euripides' play The Bacchae centers on Dionysus
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| oftenDepictedWith |
Maenads
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drinking cup → satyrs → thyrsus → wreath of ivy → |
| otherRomanName |
Liber
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|
| parent |
Persephone
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Semele → Zeus → |
| patronOf |
actors
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comedy → revelers → theater → tragedy → vine growers → |
| power |
granting ecstasy
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inducing madness → inspiring artistic creativity → |
| romanEquivalent |
Bacchus
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| symbol |
bull
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drinking cup → grapevine → ivy → leopard → mask → panther → thyrsus → |
| worshipForm |
dance
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intoxication → music → processions → |