Dionysus

Dionysus is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Dionysus (Greek: Διόνυσος, romanized Diónysos), also known as Bacchus (Greek: Βάκχος, romanized Bákchos) is a god of wine-making and madness in ancient Greek culture with origins in Mycenaean Greece dating back to the 13th century BC, making him among the oldest deities of greek mythos.

The child of Zeus with the human Semele. When Zeus' wife Hera of the affair she was enraged and appeared before the pregnant Semele in the form of an old woman, manipulating her into doubting that she was having a child with the god Zeus and advising her to ask to Zeus to reveal his true godly form as proof that he was divine. When the two next met, Zeus swore an oath on the River Styx that he would fulfill any request she asked to which Semele requested to see his godly form. Despite his begging she refused to ask anything else and oath bound Zeus did as she asked, instantly burning her body to ash. The fetal Dionysus however survived due to his godly heritage, and in order to save his son Zeus sew Dionysus into his thigh until he was mature enough to be born fully.

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Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Dionysus.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne	The Greek god of wine and orgies. He had two births. When his mother died while pregnant with him, Zeus took the premature infant and let him mature to proper birth in his thigh.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	The Greek god of wine and theater. He had two births. He was originally a god of life protecting the mountains of Thrace. He taught humans how to make wine.
Shin Megami Tensei V	The Greek god of wine and theater. He had two births. Myth tells that Zeus took the premature Dionysus from his dying mother, Semele, and allowed him to mature inside his thigh so that the underdeveloped god might have a proper birth.
Soul Hackers (3DS)	The Greek god of wine and theater. He had two births. He was originally a god of life protecting the mountains of Thrace. He taught humans how to make wine.
Persona 3 Reload	The Greek god of wine and theater. He had two births. When his mother died while bearing him, Zeus took the premature infant and let him mature in Zeus's own thigh to a proper birth.
Persona 5	The Greek god of wine and theater. He was originally a god of life protecting the mountains of Thrace. He taught humans how to make wine.
Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker	The Greek god of wine and theater. He was worshipped by female mystery cults. He was originally a god of life protecting the mountains of Thrace. He taught humans how to make wine.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
English	Dionysus
Japanese	ディオニュソス Dionyusosu	Dionysus
Simplified Chinese	狄俄尼索斯 Dí'énísuǒsī	Dionysus
Traditional Chinese	狄俄尼索斯 Dí'énísuǒsī	Dionysus
Korean	디오니소스 Di-onisoseu	Dionysus
Spanish	Dioniso	Dionysus