Miscellaneous Myths: Dionysus

transformation from god of death to party beast. Thanks to the nationalization of his cult during the Hellenic period, Dionysus (or Bacchus, as he was better known at the time) was fixed into the image we know today, leaving most of his terrifying features in the past. But he does a wonderful job of explaining the remaining gestures and traits of the current image of him. Dionysus probably had one of the most radical transformations of the entire pantheon. And even if the watered down version we know is largely peaceful, he has never completely lost the traits of the ancient god of death and madness as he was worshiped.

To exhaust the metaphor, both Dionysus and Greek wine have been diluted for consumption, but this has not caused them to lose their intoxicating properties. It also helps us understand why a pantheon of gods with deities associated with big ideas like war, wisdom, and the whole ocean would bother praying to a deity whose entire nature is to be a drunk. Red starts singing "Closing Time" by Semisonic. I started writing this script thinking "Ugh Dionysus, I already know all the

myths

about him, this will be a short video to fill the schedule while I work on bigger projects." Oh, how naive I was.

Tip: If something in mythology seems simple and well-defined, it's ALWAYS a trap! THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF CONTEXT WAITING FOR YOU TO ATTACK YOU AND FUCK YOU 'Dionysus' is not a word that I think should ever be pluralized, but in the process of working, I have repeatedly stopped myself from saying 'Dionysus made me feel so bad.' I apologize for the little energy I had when singing the song. He had lost his voice a week before recording it and I had to concentrate to survive the tones. And thanks to the people who support us with more than $5 on Patreon. : This was a video from Overly Sarcastic Productions!