Dionysus God of Wine
Dionysus was considered a patron of the arts.He invented wine and spread the art of tending grapes.Dionysus is the son of Zeus.His mother was Semele, a mortal princess. Dionysus grew up in a valley with tigers and leopards. When he was older, he taught himself and others how to make wine. He is the only olympian god with a mortal mother.When King Lycurgus of Thrace heard that Dionysus was in his kingdom, he imprisoned Dionysus followers.They were the known as the Maenads. Dionysus went back and took refuge with Thetis, and sent a drought which stirred the people into revolt. Dionysus then drove King Lycurgus insane and had him slice his own son into pieces with an axe in the belief that he was a patch of ivy, a plant holy to Dionysus.
Dionysus was considered a patron of the arts.He invented wine and spread the art of tending grapes.Dionysus is the son of Zeus.His mother was Semele, a mortal princess. Dionysus grew up in a valley with tigers and leopards. When he was older, he taught himself and others how to make wine. He is the only olympian god with a mortal mother.When King Lycurgus of Thrace heard that Dionysus was in his kingdom, he imprisoned Dionysus followers.They were the known as the Maenads. Dionysus went back and took refuge with Thetis, and sent a drought which stirred the people into revolt. Dionysus then drove King Lycurgus insane and had him slice his own son into pieces with an axe in the belief that he was a patch of ivy, a plant holy to Dionysus.