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.
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God of wine and ecstasy. Dionysus (Διόνυσος) was a son of Zeus and Semele (Σεμέλη), daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. He was also known as Bacchus (Βάκχος) and identified by the Romans as Liber. Semele was still pregnant with Dionysus when she was ...
Dionysus: The Greek God of Wine and Passionate Master of the Vine Dionysus, god of wine and revelry, was very widely worshipped in Greek culture. He was a god of music, dance, inspiration, and the frenzy that accompanies such pursuits. He is mainl...
The satyrs (Σάτυροι) were woodland spirits, often depicted in art with the head and upper body of a man, plus horns and pointy ears, and goat legs. They were also depicted with a large, erect phallus. They were often seen accompanying Dionysus, th...
Silvanus was the Roman god of the woodland and agriculture. Originally Silvanus' duties were confined to the woods and forests. Later, Silvanus began to have extra attributes and became the god of farming and pasture, and probably of flocks and he...
Ampelus in Greek Mythology is a satyr that has been seen, written about, and spoken of in various ways, as he has even appeared in other mythologies as well. This satyr was the one who fell in love in a reckless way, with a goddess, more specifica...
Bacchus: The Roman god of wine and viticulture Bacchus was the Roman god of wine, wine-making, and drunkenness. His Greek equivalent was Dionysus, and he was seen as the “party god.” He could induce states of wild creativity as well as religious f...
Dionysia or the Dionysiac Mysteries was established throughout the Greek world. Dionysus (Διόνυσος) was the Greek god of wine, and also the god of fertility, such as vegetation and the fruitfulness of the vine. In the various sources of the Dionys...
Semele (Σεμέλη) was the beautiful daughter of Cadmus, the king of Thebes, and of Harmonia, the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite. Semele was also the sister of Autonoë, Agave and Ino. She also had a brother named Polydorus. Zeus fell in love with the...
Here is another myth which would like to tell in full. Here is the tale of the clash between two cousins. One of them was a powerful ruler, and the other was divine. The tragedy of Pentheus (Πενθεύς) also coincided with rise of Dionysus, the young...
Liber was originally the god of husbandry and crops. Liber became the god of wine when they identified him with Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and ecstasy. The Etruscans equated Liber with Fuflans. Liber was the husband of Ceres and father of Lib...