Dionysus

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Dionysus

In Greek mythology, Dionysus (PROSE: Sky Pirates!, et al.) or Dionysius was the son of Zeus and a sibling to Apollo, Athena, Artemis, Castor and Pollux, Hermes, Hebe, Minos and Persephone. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion)

Legacy

In Athens, in 421 BC, Hex tried to pass himself off as the god Dionysus. (AUDIO: Mask of Tragedy)

The Cista Mystica was a Roman artefact used by the followers of Dionysus. (AUDIO: Dead London)

In the mid-20th century, Professor Stone oversaw the British Ministry of Defence's Dionysus Project, which culminated in the development of a device that could tear open the fabric of reality. (AUDIO: Zagreus)

Behind the scenes

  • In Deadly Reunion the god's name is spelled "Dionysius", an apparent typo. In the real world, "Dionysius" is a nominalised adjective meaning "of Dionysus", never applied to the god himself.