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Dionysus, Greek God of Wine

Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
Dionysus, also known as Bacchus, was the Greek god of wine and was celebrated in annual festivals. In Bacchus and Ariadne, painted between 1518 and 1522 by the Venetian artist Titian and hanging in the National Gallery, London, Dionysus is shown with Ariadne, whom he married.
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Greek Mythology; Titian; Art; Renaissance Art and Architecture; Dionysus; Wine
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