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Archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus, which shows a drinking contest between Dionysus and Hercules.
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APPLE A DAY – MacBooks, AirPods, Apple Watches and iPads are all discounted early in the lead up to Amazon Prime Day.—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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