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Ariadne bore Dionysus famous children, including Oenopion, Staphylus, and Thoas. Dionysus set her wedding diadem in the heavens as the constellation Corona Borealis. Ariadne was faithful to Dionysus. In one version of her myth, Perseus killed her at Argos by turning her to stone with the head of Medusa during Perseus' war with Dionysus. [22]
In Greek mythology, Thoas (Ancient Greek: Θόας, "fleet, swift") [1] was a son of the god Dionysus and Ariadne, the daughter of the Cretan king Minos. He was the king of Lemnos when the Lemnian women decided to kill all the men on the island. He was the only man to survive the massacre, having been saved by his daughter Hypsipyle. [2]
Thoas, and his twin brother Euneus, were the son of Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, and Hypsipyle, [3] the daughter of King Thoas of Lemnos, [4] who was the son of Dionysus and Ariadne. [5] When the women of Lemnos massacred the Lemnian men, Hypsipyle secretly helped her father escape from the island.
Dionysus teaching the art of wine-drinking to his son Oenopion, on an Attic black-figured amphora from Vulci (ca. 540-530 BC) by Exekias. In Greek mythology, Oenopion / ɪ ˈ n oʊ p i ə n / (Ancient Greek: Οἰνοπίων, Oinopíōn, English translation: "wine drinker", "wine-rich" or "wine face" [1]) was a legendary king of Chios, and was said to have brought winemaking to the island ...
This image of Dionysus is true in KAOS, where Nabhaan Rizwan plays him as a character who is desperately seeking the approval of his father and a deeper purpose after Hera calls him a "lightweight."
Key: The names of the generally accepted Olympians [11] are given in bold font.. Key: The names of groups of gods or other mythological beings are given in italic font. Key: The names of the Titans have a green background.
Hypsipyle's father was Thoas, [3] who was the son of Dionysus and Ariadne. [4] According to the Iliad, Hypsipyle was the mother, by Jason, of Euneus. [5] Later sources say that Hypsipyle had, in addition to Euneus, a second son by Jason. [6] In Euripides' partially preserved play Hypsipyle, she and Jason had twin sons: Euneus and Thoas. [7]
In Greek mythology, Staphylus (/ ˈ s t æ f ɪ l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Στάφυλος, 'grape cluster') was the son of wine-god Dionysus [1] and Ariadne. [2] His brothers include Oenopion, Thoas, Peparethus, Euanthes [3] and Phanus. [4] Another source stated that Staphylus's brothers were Maron, Thoas, and Eunous. [5]