Dionysos

Family: Deity · Role: ruler of the world below · First appears: Book 2 · §38–43

Life events

Dionysos was born to Semele, the daughter of Cadmos.(Book 2 · §144–149)
- With: Semele Cadmos
- “Now the Dionysos who is said to have been born of Semele the daughter of Cadmos, was born about sixteen hundred years before my time”
Zeus sewed the newborn Dionysos into his thigh and carried him to Nysa.(Book 2 · §144–149 · 📍 Nysa)
- With: Zeus
- “with regard to Dionysos the Hellenes say that as soon as he was born Zeus sewed him up in his thigh and carried him to Nysa, which is above Egypt in the land of Ethiopia;”
Zeus carried Dionysos to Nysa after sewing him into his thigh.(Book 2 · §144–149 · 📍 Nysa)
- With: Semele Zeus
- “as soon as he was born Zeus sewed him up in his thigh and carried him to Nysa, which is above Egypt in the land of Ethiopia;”
Osiris was identified with Dionysos in the Greek language.(Book 2 · §144–149)
- With: Apollo Osiris
- “Now Osiris in the tongue of Hellas is Dionysos.”
Zeus carried Dionysos to Nysa in Ethiopia.(Book 2 · §144–149 · 📍 Nysa)
- With: Zeus
- “as soon as he was born Zeus sewed him up in his thigh and carried him to Nysa, which is above Egypt in the land of Ethiopia;”

with Osiris (The Egyptians identify Osiris with Dionysos.) “except only Isis and Osiris (who they say is Dionysos), these they all reverence alike”

with Demeter (Joint rulers of the world below.) “The Egyptians say that Demeter and Dionysos are rulers of the world below”

with Osiris (The text identifies Osiris as Dionysos in Greek.) “Now Osiris in the tongue of Hellas is Dionysos.”
parent: Semele (Semele is Dionysos's mother.) “Now the Dionysos who is said to have been born of Semele the daughter of Cadmos, was born about sixteen hundred years before my time,”
with Zeus (Zeus sewed the newborn Dionysos into his thigh and carried him to Nysa.) “but as it is, with regard to Dionysos the Hellenes say that as soon as he was born Zeus sewed him up in his thigh and carried him to Nysa, which is above Egypt in the land of Ethiopia;”
parent: Zeus (Implied divine parentage.) “with regard to Dionysos the Hellenes say that as soon as he was born Zeus sewed him up in his thigh and carried him to Nysa, which is above Egypt in the land of Ethiopia”

child: Apollo “Now they say that Apollo and Artemis are children of Dionysos and of Isis”
child: Artemis “Now they say that Apollo and Artemis are children of Dionysos and of Isis”

Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.