Torches from the Paris Olympics and the crown and wreath of Dionysus worn by singer Philippe Katerine during the opening ceremony are up for auction. Profits from the sale will go to charity ...

PARIS (AP) — Torches from the Paris Olympics and the crown and wreath of Dionysus worn by singer Philippe Katerine during the opening ceremony are up for auction. Profits from the sale will go ...

He was channelling Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and festivity, with a song about “the absurdity of violence between human beings”. Not everyone, however, enjoyed the ceremony, which ...

But a new type of cell, almost invisible to the eye, may soon change that. Transparent solar cells could turn windows, cars, and even skin into energy-harvesting surfaces. Unlike the old models ...

Or a house with wooden windows? Probably not -- unless you've heard of transparent wood. Made by modifying wood's natural structure, this material has been proposed as a sturdy, eco-friendly ...

Windows and smartphone screens may one day be constructed from transparent wood laced with egg whites and safely composted at the end of their life. Now Bharat Baruah at Kennesaw State University ...

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 ...

"But in essence, it's a revenge tragedy, where Dionysus returns to his birthplace of the city of Thebes and he takes vengeance upon the city because they do not believe that he's a god, and they don't ...

SLIDELL, La. — The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and the Krewe of Dionysus is set to roll Friday, February 28. The Krewe of Dionysus follows the Krewe of Selene parade route.

In it are bacchantes— female followers of the god of hedonism—depicted as hunters and dancers; playful satyrs playing flutes and imbibing wine; as well as a woman, flanked by Dionysus’s ...

In a recently uncovered banquet hall in Regio IX of the ancient Roman city, a monumental fresco depicting a thiasos or procession of Dionysus has been found, featuring nearly life-sized figures. This ...