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Greek Gods and Goddesses
By
Ms. Morgan
The Name of your God/GoddessWho was he/she?
• Who was he/she?
Name of your God/GoddessWhy was he/she important?
• Why was he/she
important?
Name of your God/GoddessWhat role did he/she play in the every day life
of the Ancient Greeks?
• What role did he/she
play in the every day
life of the Ancient
Greeks?
Name of your God/GoddessAre their any traces of this God/Goddess still
found today?
• Are their any traces of
this God/Goddess still
found today?
DionysusWho was he?
• Was the God of the Vine (the
grapevine). He was also
known as the God of Wine.
• He was the son of Zeus and
the mortal woman Semele.
• He is the only God to have a
mortal parent (who was his
mother).
DionysusWhy was he important?
• Dionysus invented wine and the
art of cultivating grapes.
• Grapes were very important to
the Greeks.
• The Greeks grew grapes in
their rocky soil.
• The grapes were often made
into wine.
DionysusWhat role did he play in the everyday life of the
Ancient Greeks?
• Dionysus was one of the
most important gods in
everyday Greek life.
• Many Greeks associated
him with rebirth.
• For example, the
grapevine dies each
wither, and then is reborn
each spring.
DionysusAre their any traces of this God still found
today?
• Many Greeks still celebrate the Festival of
Dionysus.
• The Festival of Dionysus takes place
during the spring, when the green leaves
begin to grow on the grapevines.