What is the story of the Greek Dionysus?

Dionysus in ancient Greece

Dionysus is the god of Dionysus and Carnival in ancient Greek mythology, and also the god of art in ancient Greece. According to the most popular legend, he is the son of Zeus and Princess Semele. Hera, the wife of Zeus, was a jealous woman. Whenever Zeus falls in love with someone else, she retaliates by framing him. Hera persuaded the pregnant Princess Sinclair to ask Zeus to show his true colors to prove the sanctity of love. It turned out that when Zeus fell in love with a woman on the earth, they all appeared as incarnations. At the request of simler, Zeus agreed. Zeus is the main god in Greek religion and mythology. His strength is too great for a mortal woman, Simlai, who was killed by thunder. Zeus took the premature fetus out of Himmli's stomach and sewed it into his thigh. Zeus became lame during this period. Son was born after full term, named? What about the dark field? It means "Zeus is lame" So Dionysus was born twice.

Dionysus's magical legend about life and death and his marriage to Ariadne, a beautiful woman, made him almost regarded as Apollo, the sun god, in some places. Dionysus is characterized by a garland composed of ivy, vines and grape spikes, a Tursos stick with a pine cone at the end of the stick and a large glass with two handles, which is called Kanselos. In the early painting art, he was portrayed as a man with a beard, but later he became a young man with a feminine taste, and was often accompanied by a priestess and a flute player. An ancient Greek coin with the head of Dionysus is displayed in the Ancient Coin Museum of the National Museum of Greece. Dionysus with the calm expression of the Greek gods. His hair was tied in a bun with vines, and grape leaves decorated his forehead, just like wearing a crown.

As early as the 7th century BC, there was a "Great bacchanalia" in ancient Greece. This activity is held in Athens every March to commemorate Dionysus, the god of wine. The song improvised at the banquet in memory of Dionysus was called Dionysus. Compared with the more solemn ode to the sun god, it is characterized by impromptu lyric choral poems, accompanied by reed flutes, and freely dancing Dionysian hymns are popular. By the 6th century BC, Dionysus's hymns began to enjoy a high reputation and developed into a comprehensive art form. A choir of 50 adult men and boys performed in the Dionysus Competition in Corinth. The era of great Dionysian hymns was also the era when great Greek lyric choral poems prevailed, which led to the development of ancient Greek drama and music art. The tragedies, comedies and dramas of ancient Greek sheep all originated from "the Great bacchanalia".