Dionysos (Les)

Dionysus Dionysus Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine Not to be confused with Dionysius. Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Dionysos (disambiguation), Bacchus (disambiguation), and Bachus (disambiguation). In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (/daɪ.əˈnaɪ.səs/ ⓘ; Ancient Greek: Διόνυσος Diónysos) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.[2][3] He was also known as Bacchus (/ˈbækəs/ or /ˈbɑːkəs/; Ancient Greek: Βάκχος Bacchos) by the Greeks (a name later adopted by the Romans) for a frenzy he is said to induce called baccheia.[4] His wine, music, and ecstatic dance were considered to free his followers from self-conscious fear and care, and subvert the oppressive restraints of the powerful.[5] His…

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