Dionysus – Bacchus Greek Mythology Symbols Charm

Dionysus was the god of wine, vegetation, pleasure, festivity, madness and wild frenzy. Generally seen as a hedonistic figure, Dionysus is associated with pleasure and excess. Dionysus is the son of Zeus and the mortal Semele. As he is the god of wine, Dionysus played a popular role in larger Greek mythology. In Roman mythology his name is Bacchus.