Dionysos is the God of wine, mysteries, and the theater. His symbols are a grape vine, ivy, thyrsos, and a panther. His Roman name is Bacchus. He is the god of wine. Dionysus was the son of Zeus and the mortal heroine Semele. It was Dionysus who granted Midas the power to turn whatever he touched into gold, then was kind enough to take the power back when it proved inconvenient.

 


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