Depicted on a tetradrachm, the Olympian Dionysus was the god of wine, an important part of the revelry at Greek feasts. Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI The Greek historian Xenophon recounts in his ...

Discover how satire, humor, and societal critique shaped Western theater in this insightful overview of the ancient Greek comedy.

You’ve heard of Alexander the Great and all he’s accomplished, but little is mentioned of his mother. The woman who […] ...

Part 1 The story begins with Dionysus - the god of wine - someone who likes to 'let himself go'. One day Dionysus and his band of revellers are enjoying themselves at the foot of Mount Tmolus when ...

Dionysus was the god of wine, not beer; Christ turned water into wine; in the European tradition, wine represented culture, status, technique. Beer was slop for barbarians. Despite the best ...

The ancient Greek religious festival of Anthesteria was revived in the center of the old city in Athens on Sunday.

Dionysus’ place in ancient Greek religion and myth is the God of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy and theatre.

Outside of these two religions, wine will still appear along with other forms of alcohol and have varying levels of meaning and usage.

So Midas took the satyr home and looked after him. The satyr was a good friend of Dionysus, the God of wine and merriment. When Dionysus saw how well treated his friend had been he granted Midas a ...