Dionysos/Definition

From Greek mythology, (Roman name: Bacchus) he was the god of wine, intoxication, frenzy, and drama. A festival was held in his honor every year in Athens. He was the son of Zeus and the mortal woman Semele, but he was born from the thigh of Zeus (Semele saw the real Zeus and was instantly incinerated, according to legend.) Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company