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He studied the use of electricity first for medical and agrarian purposes, and later for the prevention of thunderstorms. He also tried to apply it to music when he created his own musical instrument that he named "Denis d'or", with the French "Denis" (etymologically going back to "Dionysus"), whose Czech counterpart is "Diviš"—hence the name.
Midas asked that whatever he might touch would turn to gold. Dionysus consented, though was sorry that he had not made a better choice. Midas rejoiced in his new power, which he hastened to put to the test. He touched and turned to gold an oak twig and a stone, but his joy vanished when he found that his bread, meat, and wine also turned to gold.
After Midas acquired the power to turn everything into gold from Dionysus, his touch turned a number of objects into gold, be it his clothes or his food or even water. Eventually Midas begged Dionysus to take back his gift lest Midas died of starvation, unable to consume golden food. Sirens: Snatching birds with women's heads Demeter
The triumph of Dionysus, depicted on a 2nd-century Roman sarcophagus. Dionysus rides in a chariot drawn by panthers; his procession includes elephants and other exotic animals. The Dionysiaca / ˌ d aɪ. ə. n ɪ ˈ z aɪ. ə. k ə / (Ancient Greek: Διονυσιακά, Dionysiaká) is an ancient Greek epic poem and the principal work of Nonnus.
Dionysius the Areopagite with Thomas Aquinas, Madonna and the Child. Madonna and Child Enthroned between Angels and Saints by Domenico Ghirlandaio 1486. Διονυσίου του Αρεοπαγίτου, τα σωζόμενα πάντα, or Sancti Dionysii Areopagitæ, opera omnia quæ extant [All extant works of Dionysius the Areopagite] (Venice: Antonio Zatta, 1756)
Pages and categories relating to Dionysus, the god of wine, festivity and theatre in Greek mythology. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
In Greek mythology, the Nysiads or Nysiades (Ancient Greek: Νυσιάδες) were Oceanid nymphs of mythical Mount Nysa.Zeus entrusted the infant god Dionysus [1] to their care, and the Nysiads raised him with the assistance of the old satyr-god Silenus.
Dionysus in 69 is an example of Richard Schechner's theories of environmental theater in terms of the uses of the performing space, deconstruction of classic texts, and audience participation. In his book, Schechner describes participation as the opening up of a play so that the audience/spectators can enter into the action—they are included ...