Dionysus Family Tree
Dionysus is one of the great Greek Olympian gods. He is the go of wine, pleasure, festivals and vegetation. Dionysus had several children. Some of his children were gods and others were mortals who ruled kingdoms. He was an important god because he was connected with merriment which is very important for the people of ancient Greece. People of ancient Greece celebrated all the important events in their life. |
Dionysus family tree is as follows:
Hymenaios was the god of weddings. The wedding hymn itself which was sung was called the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite.
Iakkhos was the god of the Eleusinian Mysteries. He was a son of Dionysus and the Titan Aphrodite, and also known as third Dionysus.
Kharites was the goddesses of the graces
Methe was the goddess-nymph of drunkenness
Pasithea was the god of sleep and wife of Hypnos
Priapos was the god of garden fertility and son of Dionysus and Aphrodite, or a Naiad Nymph.
Sabzios was the god of wine and vegetation
Telete was the goddess of initiation
Thysa was the goddess-nymph of the wild frenzy
Deianeira was the princess of Aitolia and the second wife of Heracles
Keramos was the lord of the Keramaikos
Eurymedon was the lord of Phlios and one of the Argonauts
Maron was the priest of Apollo in Kikonia, Thrake
Narkaios was the first priest of Dionysus in Elis
Oinopion was king of the island of Khios
Peparethos was king of the island of Peparethos
Phanos was an Argonaut from the island of Thasos
Phliasos, also known as Phlias, was the lord of Phlios
Staphylos was the king of Bubastos
Thoas was the king of the island of Lemnos
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