Dionysus in comparative mythology
Dionysus, the god of wine, theatre, and ecstasy in ancient Greek religion, has been compared to many other deities, both by his classical worshippers and later scholars. These deities include figures outside of ancient Greek religion, such as Jesus,[1] Osiris,[2] Shiva,[3] and Tammuz,[4] as well as figures inside of ancient Greek religion, such as Hades.[5]
Within the Greek Pantheon
Outside of the Greek Pantheon
References
- Justin the Martyr. First Apology. p. 54.
- Herodotus. The Histories. p. 2.24.
- Daniélou, Alain. Gods of Love and Ecstasy: The Traditions of Shiva and Dionysus.
- Lucian. De Dea Syria. p. 16.
- Heraclitus, encountering the festival of the Phallophoria, in which phalli were paraded about, remarked in a surviving fragment: "If they did not order the procession in honor of the god and address the phallus song to him, this would be the most shameless behavior. But Hades is the same as Dionysos, for whom they rave and act like bacchantes", Kerényi 1976, pp. 239–240.
- Plutarch. Symposiacs. pp. 4.5, 4.6.
- Justin the Martyr. First Apology. p. 54.
- Herodotus. Histories. p. 2.42.
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