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= = Known by: · Dionysos is the Transliteration. · Dionysus is the Latin Spelling. · Bacchus is the Roman Name. · DionusoV is the Greek Name.

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Dionysus Family Tree Zeus is Dionysus` father, while Semel is his mortal mother.

Best known story: One myth states Dionysus is the son of Zeus, and the mortal woman Semel (daughter of Cadmus of Thebes.) Semel is killed by Zeus` lightning bolts while Dionysus is still in her womb. He is rescued and undergoes a second birth from Zeus` thigh after developing. Zeus gives the infant to some nymphs to be raised. []

Powers and/or Abilities: Dionysus is the god of the vine, or the god of wine. He was the Great Olympian god of wine, vegetation, pleasure and festivity.

Other Interesting Facts: It was during these wanderings the Dionysus learned about the culture of the grape and how to change its juice into wine. Although he became the god of the vine, or the god of wine. Now wine can make men gay and carefree, bringing them joy, it can also make them drunk and cruel. Some people worshiped Dionysus and others hated him.

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