The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by most of the ...

The Greek god Dionysus is known for his penchant for wine, and he’d feel right at home at these three homes, with special ...

Depicted on a tetradrachm, the Olympian Dionysus was the god of wine, an important part of the revelry at Greek feasts. Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI The Greek historian Xenophon recounts in his ...

Dionysus was one of the twelve Olympian deities the ancient Greeks believed ruled over the cosmos. He was the patron god of ...

Dionysia’ returns to the Players’ Ring Theatre, in collaboration with Outcast Productions, April 25, 26 and 27.

Dionysus, also known by the Roman name Bacchus, is not only a god but an object of frenzied worship. His followers are Bacchae, mortal women who, according to the Greek dramatist Euripides in his ...

He was channeling Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and festivity, with a song about “the absurdity of violence between human beings.” Not everyone, however, enjoyed the ceremony, which prompted ...