Dionysus is the god of wine and fertility. Dionysus invented wine on Mount Nyssa. His Roman counterpart is Bacchus. The symbols of Dionysus are the Thyrsos, ivory leaves wrapped around a wooden stick, the flute and the wine barrels. The animals that represent him are the panther and the tiger. Dionysus is the son of Zeus and Semele. Dionysus was sewn onto Zeus' thigh after his mother, Semele, asked to see Zeus' true form and was killed. Dionysus grew up in the thigh of Zeus. Dionysus is the only god with a mortal parent. Dionysus had 20 sons, 10 were immortal descendants and the rest were mortal descendants. The 10 immortal descendants were called Hymenaios the god of marriage, Iakkhos the god of the Eleusinians, the Kharite goddess of graces, Methe the nymph-goddess of drunkenness, Pasithea the god of sleep, Priapos the god of garden fertility, Sabazios a Thraco-fridge god of wine and vegetation, Telete goddess of initiation into the Bacchic Mysteries and Thysa goddess-nymph. The 10 mortal descendants were Deineira princess of Aitolia, Eurymedon Lord of Phlios, Keramos Lord of the Keramakios district of Athens, Maron priest of Apollon in Kikonia, Narkaios first priest of Dionysus in Elis, Oinopion king of the island Khios, Peparethos king of Peparethos island, Phanos an Argonaut of the island Thasos, Phliasos lord of Phlios, Staphylos king of Bubastos and Thoas king of the island of Lemnos. When Dionysus grew old, he decided to explore the world, teaching people how to grow and grow grapes and vines. When Dionysus decided to travel to Greece, he was spotted by pirates. The pirates captured him and tried to tie him, but wherever the ropes touched Dionysus, they fell apart. After a while the actual helmsman... middle of paper......entheus, to them, appeared to be a mountain lion. The followers of Dionysus attacked Pentheus in anger. Pentheus only then realized that he would be killed for fighting a god. His mother reached him first and tore off his head and the others tore off his limbs. Works Cited "DIONYSUS: Greek god of wine and feasts | Mythology, Dionysus, with images | Roman Bacchus." DIONYSOS: Greek god of wine and celebration | Mythology, Dionysus, with images | Roman Bacchus. Np, nd Web. November 24, 2013. "DIONYSUS: Summary of the God of Olympus." DIONYSUS: Summary of the God of Olympus. Np, nd Web. November 18, 2013."FAMILY OF DIONYSOS: Greek Mythology." FAMILY OF DIONYSOS: Greek mythology. Np, nd Web. 20 November 2013. "Dionysus - Greek God Dionysus." About.com Ancient/Classical History, November 21, 2013. “Dionysos".. 2013.