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Dionysus was the God of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, ritual madness, fertility, theater, and religious ecstasy. Dionysus was the son of Zeus, God of all Gods, and Semele, the daughter of King Cadmus of Thebes. When Hera, Zeus’s wife, wanted to know who the father was, she disguised herself to try and convince Semele to tell her who it was. When Hera found out that it was Zeus, she was extremely jealous. She persuaded Semele to try and convince Zeus show his true form. Zeus said yes and Semele died as a result due to Zeus’ power being too powerful. But before she died, Zeus was able to take Dionysus out of the womb and stitch him in his thigh. A few months after Dionysus being born, he was raised by Ino, Semele’s sister, who dressed

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