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RE-AIR: Movin’ On Up, Ariadne & the Adventures of Her God of Wine, Dionysus (There Are Pirates!)

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

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Dionysus - A New God

According to Ovid, Dionysus has arrived in Thebes. Penthius is furious at this news affecting his city but he also doesn't want to believe in this so-called new god. He accuses the pirates of not bringing him where he paid them to go. This is when Dionysus begins to transform all of the men on the ship, all but one, that is, into dolphins and they leap from the ship and into the sea.

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