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 - The One and Only Olympian With a Mortal Parent
In truth, Dionysus is absolutely the child of the king of the gods and a mortal woman of thieves. Senile's mother was a goddess, harmonia, but it doesn't appear that any divinity was passed down to her children. This makes Dionysus the one and only Olympian with a mortal parent,. One of the only major gods with the same. His name is found in writing as far back as linear A and linear B tablets simultaneously.
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