Jolly clarified his vision during an appearance Sunday on French media, explaining that the scene was a tribute to Dionysus, ...

Like several forms of expression, booing originated in Ancient Greece in the theater, as a means to express dissatisfaction ...

The ancient Greek religious festival of Anthesteria was revived in the center of the old city in Athens on Sunday.

Depicted on a tetradrachm, the Olympian Dionysus was the god of wine, an important part of the revelry at Greek feasts. Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI The Greek historian Xenophon recounts in his ...

the cult of Dionysus was very old and was celebrated throughout the Greek world and beyond. As the god of the vine and of the pleasures of its cultivation, his cult became associated with that of ...

The earliest origins of drama are to be found in Athens where ancient hymns, called dithyrambs, were sung in honor of the god Dionysus. These hymns were later adapted for choral processions in ...

The other main gods and goddesses are: Poseidon: God of the sea.Athena: Goddess of wisdom and war.Dionysus: God of wine and fruitfulness.Aphrodite: Goddess of love.Demeter: Goddess of the harvest ...

Rather than jack-o’-lanterns, it’s linked to Karaboshka masks, the great literature of the Romantic era and, by some, to the Greek god Dionysus. Read on to find out what this grave custom is about and ...

So Midas took the satyr home and looked after him. The satyr was a good friend of Dionysus, the God of wine and merriment. When Dionysus saw how well treated his friend had been he granted Midas a ...