Dionysus: God of Wine, Ecstasy, and Sacred Liberation (Greek Mythology)
Dionysus, son of Zeus and the mortal princess Semele, is the Olympian god of wine, ecstatic ritual, fertility, theater, and divine liberation. He is a deity of paradox, gentle yet wrathful, joyful yet terrible, bringing both the balm of release and the frenzy of madness. His symbols include the thyrsus (a fennel staff tipped with ivy), the grapevine, leopard skins,
