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[[Image:Black-Figure Amphora with Dionysos and two satyrs.jpg|thumb|Black-Figure Amphora with Dionysos and two satyrs.]]
'''Dionysus''' ("twice-born") was the god of wine in ancient [[Greek mythology]]. He was known to the Romans as [[Bacchus]]. Wine was viewed as a feature of civilization and Dinoysus (as Bacchus) was seen by the Romans as the patron of civilized activities such as the law, agriculture, theatre, and the promotion of peace. However, he had a more serious and dangerous side (see ''[[The Bacchae]]'')
'''Dionysus''' ("twice-born") was the god of wine in ancient [[Greek mythology]]. He was known to the Romans as [[Bacchus]]. Wine was viewed as a feature of civilization and Dinoysus (as Bacchus) was seen by the Romans as the patron of civilized activities such as the law, agriculture, theatre, and the promotion of peace. However, he had a more serious and dangerous side (see ''[[The Bacchae]]'')