1. Dionysus - Noun
2. Dionysus - Proper noun
(Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
Source: WordNet2 The Charites/Graces were usually considered the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome but they were also said to be daughters of Dionysus and Aphrodite or of Helios and the naiad Aegle. Source: Internet
Acharnians lines 646-51 * Political theatre: The Lenaia and City Dionysus were state-sponsored, religious festivals, and though the latter was the more prestigious of the two, both were occasions for official pomp and circumstance. Source: Internet
After the ship set sail Dionysus invoked his divine powers, causing vines to overgrow the ship where the mast and sails had been. Source: Internet
Although its feast was regulated by the Orthodox Church, rituals like those of Saint Trifon and Trifon Zarezan have much in common with the cult of Dionysus: for example, pouring wine and electing a pretend-king. Source: Internet
As in the legend, Orpheus travels to Hades, plays his sad music, loses Eurydice again, and gets torn apart by the Bacchanae (the beloved madwomen of Dionysus ) but because of his immortality survives as a disembodied head. Source: Internet
Dionysus later managed to rescue his mother from the underworld and have her live on Mount Olympus. Source: Internet