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Dionysos

Dionysus

Dionysos, offspring of Zeus and Semele

Apollod. 3.4.3
washed ashore with Semele at Brasiae in Laconia: Paus. 3.24.3
nursed by Ino in Laconia: Paus. 3.24.4
plotted against by Titans: Paus. 7.18.4, Paus. 8.37.5
sewn up in his father's thigh: Apollod. 3.4.3
entrusted to Hermes and borne to heaven: Apollod. 3.4.3; Paus. 3.18.11
infant D. in arms of Hermes: Paus. 5.17.3
reared as a girl by Athamas and Ino: Apollod. 3.4.3
turned into a kid: Apollod. 3.4.3
brought by Hermes to the nymphs at Nysa: Apollod. 3.4.3
reared in land where cinnamon grows: Hdt. 3.111
mysteries of, invented by Orpheus: Apollod. 1.3.2
kills Eurytus: Apollod. 1.6.1
gives the first vineplant to Oeneus: Apollod. 1.7.7, Apollod. 1.8.1
father of Deianira by Althaea: Apollod. 1.8.1
drives the women of Argos mad: Apollod. 1.9.13
father of Phanus and Staphylus: Apollod. 1.9.17
rites of, rejected by the daughters of Proetus: Apollod. 2.2.1
discovers the vine: Apollod. 3.4.4
driven mad by Hera he roams Egypt and Syria: Apollod. 3.4.4, Apollod. 3.5.1
first revered by Narcaeus and Physcoa: Paus. 5.16.7
fetches Semele from hell: Paus. 2.31.2, Paus. 2.37.5, Paus. 3.19.3
brings Hephaestus back to heaven: Paus. 1.20.3
received by Proetus, king of Egypt: Apollod. 3.5.1
comes to Phrygia, where he is purified by Rhea and learns the rites of initiation: Apollod. 3.5.1
passes through Thrace: Apollod. 3.5.1
expelled by Lycurgus: Apollod. 3.5.1
takes refuge in the sea: Apollod. 3.5.1
drives Lycurgus mad: Apollod. 3.5.1
causes him to be put to death: Apollod. 3.5.2
bridges Euphrates and leads army to India: Paus. 10.29.4
traverses Thrace and India and sets up pillars: Apollod. 3.5.2
puts Amazons to flight: Paus. 7.2.7
comes to Thebes and sets the women raving: Apollod. 3.5.2
leads a host against Argos, but is defeated by Perseus: Paus. 2.20.4, Paus. 2.22.1, Paus. 2.23.7
comes to Argos and drives the women mad: Apollod. 3.5.2
is ferried to Naxos by pirates, whom he turns into dolphins: Apollod. 3.5.2, Apollod. 3.5.3
recognized as a god, brings up his mother from Hades and ascends with her to heaven: Apollod. 3.5.3
punishes Pentheus and Lycurgus: Paus. 1.20.3, Paus. 9.5.4
comes to Attica: Apollod. 3.14.6
received by Icarius: Apollod. 3.14.7
carries off Ariadne from Naxos to Lemnos: Apollod. E.1.9
grants the daughters of Anius the power to produce oil, corn, and wine: Apollod. E.3.7, Apollod. E.3.10
carries off Ariadne, Paus. 1.20.3, Paus. 10.29.4
buries Ariadne at Argos: Paus. 2.23.8
father of Ceramus by Ariadne: Paus. 1.3.1
of Narcaeus by Physcoa: Paus. 5.16.7
of Phlias: Paus. 2.6.6, and of Priapus by Aphrodite: Paus. 9.31.2
his cult in Greece: Hdt. 2.49, Hdt. 2.52, Hdt. 2.145
festival of D. at beginning of spring: Paus. 3.22.2, in winter: Paus. 8.19.2, in Andros: Paus. 6.26.2, at Elis: Paus. 6.26.1, at Patrae: Paus. 7.19.10, Paus. 7.20.1, Paus. 7.21.6
festival of D. at which women are scourged: Paus. 8.23.1
musical contests, swimming races, and boat races held in his honour: Paus. 2.35.1
orgies of: Paus. 8.6.5, Paus. 8.26.2, Paus. 10.4.3, Paus. 10.33.11
annual rites of D. at Alcyonian Lake: Paus. 2.37.6
sacrifices to D. and Pan: Paus. 2.24.6
human sacrifices to: Paus. 9.8.2
sacrifices to D. performed in secret by women: Paus. 3.20.3
in particular localities and under various names: Hdt. 1.150, Hdt. 2.29, Hdt. 3.8, Hdt. 3.97, Hdt. 4.79, Hdt. 4.87, Hdt. 4.108, Hdt. 5.7, Hdt. 5.67, Hdt. 7.111
identified with the Egyptian Osiris: Hdt. 2.42, Hdt. 2.47, Hdt. 2.123, Hdt. 2.144, Hdt. 2.156
conquers Triton: Paus. 9.20.4
wroth with Antiope: Paus. 9.17.6
sends Teumesian fox to plague Thebes: Paus. 9.19.1
introduced into Athens by Pegasus: Paus. 1.2.5, cf. Paus. 1.23.5
honoured by Argives: Paus. 2.23.7
worshipped at Amyclae: Paus. 3.19.6, and at Pergamus: Paus. 10.18.6
appears in dreams: Paus. 1.21.1 ff.
gives oracles in Thrace: Paus. 9.30.9, and at Amphiclea: Paus. 10.33.11
altars of: Paus. 1.31.4, Paus. 2.31.5, Paus. 5.14.10, Paus. 5.15.4
caves of: Paus. 2.23.1, Paus. 5.19.6
Temples, Sanctuaries, and Precincts-Paus. 1.2.5, Paus. 1.20.2, 3, Paus. 1.38.8, Paus. 1.40.6, Paus. 1.43.5, Paus. 2.7.5, 6, Paus. 2.13.7, Paus. 2.23.1, 8, Paus. 2.29.1, Paus. 2.30.1, Paus. 2.35.1, Paus. 3.13.7, Paus. 3.20.3, Paus. 3.24.8, Paus. 3.26.11, Paus. 4.34.6, Paus. 6.21.5, Paus. 6.26.1, 2, Paus. 7.2.11, Paus. 7.21.1, Paus. 7.23.9, Paus. 7.25.9, Paus. 7.26.3, 11, Paus. 8.19.2, Paus. 8.23.1, Paus. 8.26.1, Paus. 8.32.3, Paus. 8.39.6, Paus. 8.46.5, Paus. 8.53.7, Paus. 8.54.5, Paus. 9.8.2, Paus. 9.16.6, Paus. 9.20.4, Paus. 9.22.6, Paus. 9.23.5, 7, Paus. 9.24.2, Paus. 10.33.11, Paus. 10.37.3
Images and other representations in art-Paus. 1.14.1, Paus. 1.20.2, 3, Paus. 1.29.2, Paus. 1.38.8, Paus. 1.43.5, Paus. 2.2.7, Paus. 2.7.5, 6, Paus. 2.11.3, 8, Paus. 2.13.7, Paus. 2.23.1, Paus. 2.30.1, Paus. 2.37.2, Paus. 3.11.11, Paus. 3.18.11, Paus. 3.20.3, Paus. 3.21.8, Paus. 4.34.6, Paus. 5.17.3, Paus. 5.20.3, Paus. 5.26.3, Paus. 6.19.10, Paus. 7.19.6-10, Paus. 7.21.1, 6, Paus. 7.23.9, Paus. 7.25.9, Paus. 7.26.11, Paus. 8.23.1, Paus. 8.25.3, Paus. 8.26.1, Paus. 8.39.6, Paus. 9.12.4, Paus. 9.20.4, Paus. 9.22.6, Paus. 9.23.5, 7, Paus. 9.26.8, Paus. 9.30.1, Paus. 9.32.1, Paus. 10.19.3, Paus. 10.32.1, Paus. 10.37.3
garden of: Paus. 3.24.4
hall: Paus. 8.6.5
mountain of: Paus. 3.22.2
springs of: Paus. 4.36.7, Paus. 8.32.3
D. represented with beard: Paus. 2.30.1, Paus. 5.19.6
Antinous represented in likeness of: Paus. 8.9.8
Zeus represented with attributes of: Paus. 8.31.4
Titles-Acratophorus: Paus. 8.39.6; Antheus: Paus. 7.21.6; Aroeus: Paus. 7.21.6; Bacchius: Paus. 2.2.6, Paus. 2.7.6; of the Black-Goatskin: Paus. 2.35.1; Cadmus: Paus. 9.12.4; Calydonian: Paus. 7.21.1; Citizen: Paus. 8.26.1; Colonatas: Paus. 3.13.7; Cretan: Paus. 2.23.7; Dasylian: Paus. 1.43.5; Deliverer: Paus. 2.2.6, 7, Paus. 2.7.6, Paus. 9.16.6; Eleutherian: Paus. 1.20.3, Paus. 1.29.2; Flowery: Paus. 1.31.4; Goat-shooter: Paus. 9.8.2; Increaser: Paus. 8.26.1; Ivy: Paus. 1.31.6; Leucyanites: Paus. 6.21.5; Mesateus: Paus. 7.21.6; Minstrel: Paus. 1.2.5, Paus. 1.31.6; Mystic: Paus. 8.54.5; Nocturnal: Paus. 1.40.6; Paternal: Paus. 1.43.5; Phallen: Paus. 10.19.3; Psilax: Paus. 3.19.6; Saviour: Paus. 2.31.5, Paus. 2.37.2; Torch: Paus. 7.27.3