Perperikon, the ancient city of stone in the hills of Bulgaria, may have been the site where the temple of Dionysus was built.

Dia dos Namorados is also commemorated in June because February conflicts with Brazil's epic Carnival, which is observed that same month. Similar to how Americans commemorate Valentine's Day, ...

Archaeologists in southern Sicily have uncovered an ancient bone tool depicting the god Dionysus and his erect phallus. The exquisite workmanship helps date the artifact to the fifth century B.C., ...

Fantasy series Percy Jackson and the Olympians explores the dynamics between Greek gods and demigods, but which god is the ...

This aerial view captures the historic Theater of Dionysus nestled on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The semicircular arrangement of stone seating unfolds in perfect symmetry around ...

Born from death. Raised in chaos. Crowned in ecstasy. Dionysus didn’t become the god of wine by accident — he earned it through fire, betrayal, and a love that cost him everything. His story isn’t ...

What is needed when a husband is chosen king of one krewe and his wife is queen of another? A monumental amount of ...

Where ancient Dionysian traditions and historical resistance blend in the vibrant 'Genitsaroi and Boules' celebration ...

Season 3 of the show will follow the third book in the series, The Titan's Curse. Walker Scobell (who plays Percy) said in an ...

Freedom for a Night, a fun feminist, genre-bending circus stage play written by Caytha Jentis and choreographed by Maia ...

Archaeologists working at Gela in southern Sicily have recovered a remarkably delicate, 5th-century BC bone stylus that blends the everyday with the provocative: a carved head - likely Dionysus - and, ...

They were prized for their aroma; there are records of kings and queens in ancient empires bathing in rose water. However, they have also long been used for various medicinal purposes. In Ayurveda, ...