Term Papers on Mythology

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Mythology

Introduction


     This project will focus on the adventures of Dionysus and his

interactions with other people. I will also show what Dionysus

stands for and is depicted by. You will learn about his lifestyle and the

way he affected others’ lives. I will explain his family and birth and I

will tell the story of the few who dare to oppose Dionysus.

                                           Family

     Dionysus’ father was Zeus(Jupiter), king of the gods. Zeus played a

very important role in Greek mythology as he was the father of many

significant gods.  He was the ultimate ruler of Heaven and Earth and

had control over meteorological phenomenon.

     In most legends, Semele was the mother of Dionysus while Orphic

legends recorded Persephone as being Dionysus’ mother.  Semele was

the beautiful daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. Her affair with

Zeus was strictly secret and later caused her death. Hera(Zeus’ wife)

found out that they were having an affair and made Zeus kill Semele.

As an adult, Dionysus rescued Semele from the underworld and made

her a goddess known as Thyone.

    When Semele died, she was still pregnant with Dionysus in her

womb. Zeus came along and rescued Dionysus from Semele’s ashes

and sewed Dionysus into his hip until he was ready to be born.

                          Basic Information


      Dionysus was mainly recognized as the god of wine. He was

almost always drunk, and he made people happy with his wine.

He traveled around teaching the art of wine making and the

cultivation of the vine. Dionysus was also fairly well known as an

artistic god. Most of the plays and dramas were in his honor. Drama

and poetry both play an important role in the worship of Dionysus.

      His symbols were grapes, rams, thyrsus, and serpents. His

domain was vegetation, pleasure, freedom, and civilization. Dionysus

is sometimes referred to as Bacchus and in Roman mythology

Dionysus was known as Liber. Dionysus could make people light-

hearted and happy or he could make them sad and unhappy.

                                         Stories

Dionysus’ Kidnapping

      This is a story of which I have found in many different books,

however, only two versions were somewhat different. One version

containing the character of Acetes, and the other without Acetes.

      Some pirates saw Dionysus and they assumed by his appearance

that he had rich parents, so they decided to capture and sell him

for ransom. They took Dionysus onto the ship and attempted to bind

him with ropes, however, the ropes broke as soon as they touched

Dionysus. One crew member pleaded to let him go, for the breaking

of the ropes convinced him that Dionysus was a god, but the other

crew members were stubborn and ignored him. The crew members

soon found out that Dionysus was angered when he turned into a lion

and fragrant wine started flowing down the ship’s deck. Soon after,

vines and ivy spread around the ship and the terrified pirates began to

turn into dolphins. One by one they leaped into the sea. END.



      A group of pirates see a strong, and healthy young man and they

figure they could make a good profit selling him as a slave in Egypt.

One pirate, by the name of Acetes, urged the other crew members to

sail wherever the visitor(Dionysus) wished.  The pirates were greedy

and set sail toward Egypt when all of a sudden lions appear and

crouch at their feet. In the background, sounds of flutes were heard

and each pirate(except for Acetes), gradually transforming into

dolphins, leaped into the water. Dionysus told Acetes t...

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