DIONYSUS (dye-oh-NYE-sus; Roman
name Bacchus) was the god of wine.
Dionysus was the son of Zeus and the
mortal heroine Semele.
Dionysus rescued Ariadne after she had
been abandoned by Theseus. Dionysus
also saved his mother from the
Underworld, after Zeus showed her his
true nature as storm god and consumed her
in lightning.
It was Dionysus who granted Midas the
power to turn whatever he touched into
gold, then was kind enough to take the
power back when it proved inconvenient.
