Hello! I'm Thalia! The muse of comedy!

And I'm Euterpe, muse of music.

We're here to talk about Dionysus's appearance and

influence in both ancient and modern culture!

One of my favorite is the song "Dionysus" inspired

 by the god himself, and composed by Jocelyn Pook

The chanting background reminds me of those Dionysian

 rites the maenads go through, don't you think so Thalia??

Erm... yes? I was going to talk about the many 

appearances of Dionysus in theater, movies and books.

He appeared in the Percy Jackson series as a camp counselor

played by Luke Camilleri in the Lightning Thief, and Stanley

Tucci in The Sea of Monsters. And some people even 

think that Willy Wonka may be a Dionysian character.

(Luke Camilleri)

(Stanley Tucci)

Really? That's fascinating!

Dionysus also inspired many great artists, such as Michelangelo,

Titian, and Leonardo da Vinci. Shown below is a work done by

Titian depicting Dionysus falling in love with his future wife, 

Ariadne, while accompanied by his band of satyrs and maenads.

Truly gorgeous work I say.

I highly agree. 

So that about sums up this post...

            Bye everybody! We hope you enjoyed it!