Dionysus was so much more than just the master of the vine; he was also charged with fertility, fruitfulness, theater, ecstasy, and abandon. Whether called Dionysus (his Greek name) or Bacchus (his ...

The luxurious House of Dionysus on Delos offers a vivid portrait of the island’s peak commercial prosperity in antiquity.

Dionysus, also known by the Roman name Bacchus, is not only a god but an object of frenzied worship. His followers are Bacchae, mortal women who, according to the Greek dramatist Euripides in his ...

When Princeton professor of classics Daphne beseeches the Grecian deities in a moment of despair, her prayer is heard and answered by the gods — the gods of comedy, that is. Who are the gods of comedy ...

He’s charismatic, he captivates women, he’s a musician, he’s countercultural and he kills people. On “Jeopardy,!” the answer in the form of a question, might be, “Who is Charles Manson?” Or it might ...

Friday's wild opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics put the spotlight on influential French metal bands, famed athletes bearing their nations' flags and a triumphant return from Celine Dion herself.

Archaeologists recently discovered Roman-era statue heads of Aphrodite and Dionysus in Turkey, Live Science reported. According to the outlet, the exciting discovery was made during a dig in the ...

Madeleine George clearly knows the housewives of New Jersey better than she does Greek gods. Her new play, “Hurricane Diane,” opened Thursday at the New York Theatre Workshop (in a joint production ...