Silenus
By Jimmy Joe
Silenus or Seilenus was an old satyr-like companion of Dionysus. Dionysus became his foster son, and it was Silenus who taught the young god how to cultivate grapes and make wine. Silenus joined other followers of Dionysus in orgiastic rites and drunken revelries.
Silenus and other followers were once captured by the Thracian king named Lycurgus. Midas, the Lydian king, rescued Silenus from prison and was rewarded by the wine-god.
