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{{Infobox deity<br />
| type = Greek<br />
| name = Dionysus<br />
| image = Dionysos Louvre Ma87 n2.jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = [[Ancient Roman sculpture|2nd-century Roman statue]] of Dionysus, after a [[Hellenistic culture|Hellenistic model]] (ex-coll. [[Cardinal Richelieu]], [[Hera|Louvre]])<ref>Another variant, from the Spanish royal collection, is at the [[Museo del Prado]], Madrid: [[:File:Dioniso del tipo Madrid-Varese (M. Prado) 01.jpg|illustration]].</ref><br />
| god_of = God of the vine, grape-harvest, wine-making, wine, fertility, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, theatre<br />
| symbol = [[Thyrsus]], grapevine, bull, [[Panther (legendary creature)|panther]]s and other [[big cat]]s<br />
| consort = [[Ariadne]]<br />
| parents = Zeus and [[Semele]]<br>[[Zeus]] and [[Persephone]] ([[Orphic]])<br>[[Amun|Ammon]] and [[Amaltheia]]<br />
| siblings = [[Aeacus]], [[Angelos (Greek mythology)|Angelos]], [[Aphrodite]], [[Apollo]], [[Ares]], [[Artemis]], [[Athena]], [[Eileithyia]], [[Enyo]], [[Eris (mythology)|Eris]], [[Ersa]], [[Hebe (mythology)|Hebe]], [[Helen of Troy]], [[Hephaestus]], [[Heracles]], [[Hermes]], [[Minos]], [[Pandia]], [[Persephone]], [[Perseus]], [[Rhadamanthus]], the [[Graces]], the [[Horae]], the [[Litae]], the [[Muse]]s, the [[Moirai]]<br />
| children = [[Priapus]], [[Hymenaios|Hymen]], [[Thoas (Tauri king)|Thoas]], [[Staphylus]], [[Oenopion]], [[Comus]], [[Phthonus]], the [[Graces]], [[Deianira]]<br />
| Roman_equivalent = Bacchus, [[Liber]]<br />
| Etruscan_equivalent = [[Fufluns]]<br />
| Greek_equivalent = [[Iacchus]], [[Zagreus]]<br />
| equivalent1_type = Egyptian<br />
| equivalent1 = [[Osiris]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Dionysus''' (also spelt '''Dionysos''', '''Dionysius''') is the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] god of frenzies, festivities, spiritual ecstasy, wine, and alcohol in general.<br />
Amongst the Orphists (who are a select group of followers of the Ancient Greek Religion) Dionysus is considered a saviour.<br />
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==Mythology==<br />
There are two stories on how Dionysus was born. One describes that he was the son of [[Zeus]] and [[Semele]], and the other describes that he was the son of Zeus and [[Persephone]], queen of the [[Underworld]]. Either way, in both stories Dionysus is sent to the Underworld by Zeus' jealous wife Hera and then saved and brought to life afterwards. He was the God of celebrations.<br />
Dionysus was also the god of wine. According to a myth, the [[Titans]] lured Dionysus with toys and wanted to eat him. When [[Zeus]] found out it was too late and they had eaten everything except his heart. With that [[Zeus]] put the heart in the womb of [[Semele]] and he was born again. <br />
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==Related pages==<br />
* [[Bacchus]] - [[Roman mythology]] version of Dionysus<br />
* [[Dionysian Mysteries]]<br />
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