Events Tagged: "Dionysus"

Dionysus cult spreads in Greece - wine becomes sacred, symposium culture develops, wine mixed with water as civilized practice

Orphic mysteries spread through Greece - followers of Orpheus seek purification, believe in reincarnation, refuse meat, carry secret gold tablets for afterlife

First tragedy performed at Dionysia - Thespis wins contest, theater born from Dionysian worship, goat sacrifice gives 'tragedy' (goat-song)