Dionysus: God of Wine and Dualistic Nature

Intro
Dionysus was the god of the vine. He created wine and spread the art of tending grapes. He had a very dual nature. On one hand he could bring joy and divine ecstasy and on the other hand, he brought brutality, thoughtlessness, and rage. This was a reflection of both sides of wine’s nature. Dionysus could drive a man mad, nothing nor anyone could hold him or his followers. I wonder if Dionysus stays true to his personality, or if he becomes someone who he isn’t.
Background
Dionysus, also known as Bacchus in Rome, was the greek god of wine, merriment, and theatre. In Greek mythology, despite being the son of Zeus and Semele, Dionysos did not receive the best start in life when his mother died while still pregnant. Dionysus is the only god with a mortal parent. Hera, the wife of Zeus, out of jealousy, persuaded the pregnant Semele to prove her lover’s
His father Zeus, the king of the gods, his mother Semele was a princess of Thebes. Hera, his father’s wife was the god of marriage and childbirth. He had relationships with Aphrodite, the goddess of love and Nyx, the goddess of the night, and his wife Ariadne, was a princess of Crete. His children were Priapus, Phthonus, Deianira.
Symbols and Attributes
Dionysus had many, many symbols and attributes. Dionysus’ most distinctive attribute was the thyrsos, a pinecone tipped staff. His other symbols and attributes included grapevines, a drinking cup, and a wreath of ivy leaves. Dionysus also had many, many sacred animals and plants. His sacred animals were the panther, tiger, bull, and serpent. The god rode on the back of a panther or drove a chariot drawn by a pair of the beasts. His sacred plants were the grapevine, ivy, bindweed (prickly ivy), and the pine tree. Devotees of the god wore wreaths of ivy and carried pine-cone tipped staffs.