Dionysus is the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, fertility, and theatre. He is a god of epiphany, "the god that comes", and his "foreignness" as an arriving outsider. He is the only god born from a mortal mother, and his festivals were the driving force behind the development of Greek theatre. His Roman name was, Bacchus, origin of the word, "bacchanalia," or a grandiose celebration, [Read more...] about Dionysus Instinct
The Virtual School of Romance
