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Archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus, which shows a drinking contest between Dionysus and Hercules.
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After the dig, the IAA’s conservation team restored, cleaned and reassembled the other fragments of the sarcophagus, revealing its central image: Dionysus, surrounded by his female followers, known as maenads, and half-man, half-goat satyrs.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
In Keiley’s staging, Dionysus gives King Pentheus (Gordon S. Miller) the ability to experience female arousal.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
In Greek mythology, Dionysus is the god who oversees vegetables and fruit, particularly the making of wine from grapes, and thus is also connected to ecstatic partying.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
In Montauk, Sole East partners with the Dionysus Group to launch their Saturday Pool & Garden Party series.
—Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
At the center of the frieze, next to Dionysus’ companion Silenus, stands a woman.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Out of all his roles as a public figure — producer, rapper, fashion designer, actor, media mogul — hip-hop’s Dionysus might be proving to be Combs’s most crucial and damaging one.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 12 May 2025
The six most bought handbags from January to March 2025 are the Louis Vuitton Speedy, the Celine Triomphe, the Fendi Baguette, the Gucci Dionysus, the Dior Lady Dior and the Hermès Kelly.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
After the dig, the IAA’s conservation team restored, cleaned and reassembled the other fragments of the sarcophagus, revealing its central image: Dionysus, surrounded by his female followers, known as maenads, and half-man, half-goat satyrs.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2025
In Keiley’s staging, Dionysus gives King Pentheus (Gordon S. Miller) the ability to experience female arousal.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
In Greek mythology, Dionysus is the god who oversees vegetables and fruit, particularly the making of wine from grapes, and thus is also connected to ecstatic partying.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
In Montauk, Sole East partners with the Dionysus Group to launch their Saturday Pool & Garden Party series.
—Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
At the center of the frieze, next to Dionysus’ companion Silenus, stands a woman.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Out of all his roles as a public figure — producer, rapper, fashion designer, actor, media mogul — hip-hop’s Dionysus might be proving to be Combs’s most crucial and damaging one.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 12 May 2025
The six most bought handbags from January to March 2025 are the Louis Vuitton Speedy, the Celine Triomphe, the Fendi Baguette, the Gucci Dionysus, the Dior Lady Dior and the Hermès Kelly.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
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“Dionysus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dionysus. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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