Old Italic god of animal and vegetable fertility; after equation with → Dionysos, he figured on his own as nothing more than a god of wine. On the day of his feast (17 March) youths donned the toga virilis for the first time, in token of their...

DIONYSOS is included in the pantheons of the majority of Greek cities and is present at such very early festivals as the Apaturia, the festival of the phratries, and the Anthesteria, that of new wine and the assembly of the dead. The youngest of the...

OMOPHAGIA is an ancient Greek term (ōmophagia, "eating raw [flesh]") for a ritual in the ecstatic worship of Dionysos. All human groups, including the so-called primitives, are aware of their cultural identity by contrast to...

Dionysus or Dionysos (in Greek, Διόνυσος or Διώνυσος; associated with Roman Liber), is the Thracian god of wine and a major figure from Greek mythology. He represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and...

Major events scheduled for Carnival 2008 in Louisiana:Feb. 1:_ 12:30 p.m., Gray Monkey Children's Parade, Plaquemine._ 6 p.m., Omega parade, Hammond._ 6 p.m., Hermes parade, New Orleans._ 6:30 p.m., Friday night parade, Lafayette._ 6:30 p.m., Aphrodite parade, Houma._ 6:30 p.m., Le Krewe d'Etat parade, New...

1. CapriItaly’s most glamorous getaway, the island of Capri is one of the most picturesque islands around. With white-washed villas shrouded in bougainvillea, cliffs reaching up from the sea, and medieval alleyways winding through romantic villages, Capri’s charms are unwavering, even in the crowded summer...

Opera, it might be said, is a kind of madhouse: Musically, it pushes vocal capacities to the breaking point; dramatically, its protagonists are often in the grip of something so grievous that suicide may be the only way out. In Cooperstown, N.Y., where Glimmerglass Opera...

Opera, it might be said, is a kind of madhouse: Musically, it pushes vocal capacities to the breaking point; dramatically, its protagonists are often in the grip of something so grievous that suicide may be the only way out. In Cooperstown, N.Y., where Glimmerglass Opera...

A glance at the Greek god Dionysus in literature and art.