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- Slide 1:The Cult of Dionysus The Greek pagan god associated with theatre
- Slide 2:Dionysus Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, revelry, agriculture, the fertility of nature, and mystic ecstasy. He is the only god born of one god and one mortal parent. Also commonly known by his Roman name, Bacchus.
- Slide 3: The Birth of Dionysus Two different accounts of the same event
- Slide 4: Story Number One: Dionysus is the son of the god Zeus and the mortal woman, Semele. With Dionysus still in her womb, Semele asked Zeus to show himself to her in all his majesty, and, to please her, he did so. Semele, unable to endure the sight of the lightning flashing around him, was struck dead. Dionysus was rescued from Semele’s womb and underwent a second birth from Zeus after gestating in his thigh. To hide the pr

