Olympus-residing gods like Zeus, Athena, and Aphrodite. But there is one Greek god that’s made an impact on the fashion girlies: Dionysus. Per antiquity lore, Dionysus was the god of wine ...

Dionysus could bring holy ecstasy to his followers and cruel revenge to his foes. Associated with rebirth, he shaped religious practices across the Mediterranean until the dawn of Christianity ...

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 ...

So, was the brief scene a mockery of Christianity, as some are suggesting? Or was it a homage to the Greek god Dionysus, as organizers proclaim? Here's what to know about the controversial moment ...

And, later, the tearing of the flesh as well. The women of Thebes went there to join in the rites of the new god in town, Dionysus, and the city's ruler, Pentheus, tempted by the rumors of their ...