1. Dionysus/Bacchus Hannah Ryan

2. Spheres of Influence God of: – Wine – Theater – Grapes – Drunken Revelry http://www.thecultureconcept.com/circle/wp- content/uploads/2010/01/Bacchus-Roman-God-of- Wine-web.jpg

3. Relationships to Other Deities Father- Zeus (Jupiter) Mother- Semele (Princess of Thebes) Wife- Ariadne (Princess of Crete; later immortal) Divine Children: – Priapos (God of Vegetables) – Akkhos (A God of the Eleusinian Mysteries) Hero Children: – Oinopion (King of Khios) – Deianeira (Wife of Herakles) Other acquaintances: – Pan (God of Shepherds and Pastures) – Seilenos (God of Drunkenness)

4. Symbols Serpent Ivy Wine Vines and ivy Panthers and leopards Theater http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/K12.1.html

5. Myths/Stories Birth drama – Hera jealous – Befriended Semele – Seeds of doubt – Confronted Zues – Semele died – Baby sewn into Zeus leg Women under his power

6. Bibliography "DIONYSUS : Summary of the Olympian God." DIONYSUS : Summary of the Olympian God. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. "Table of the Roman Equivalents of Greek Gods- Roman and Greek Names for the Olympians and the Minor Gods." Table of the Roman Equivalents of Greek Gods- Roman and Greek Names for the Olympians and the Minor Gods. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. "Dionysus." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 18 Nov. 2013 "Bacchus - Roman God of Wine - Crystalinks." Bacchus - Roman God of Wine - Crystalinks. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.