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What is the legend of Dionysus?

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According to the Orphic legend he was Dionysus Zagreus the son of Zeus and Persephone (see Orphic Mysteries ); in other legends he was the son of Zeus and Semele and was reared by the nymphs on Mt. Nysa where he invented the art of wine making. Having grown to manhood Dionysus wandered through many lands teaching men the culture of the vine and the mysteries of his cult. He was followed by an entourage of satyrs sileni maenads and nymphs.

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