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Cult of Dionysos

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The Dance of Bacchantes: women dancing around a statue of Dionysos

The Cult of Dionysos was a cult dedicated to the Greek god of wine, grapes, and theater, Dionysos.

Part of this cult were a group of female followers called Maenads.[1] It was believed that when the cultists were threatened, Dionysos himself would come wielding the xiphos bearing his name to save them.[2] A core practice of the cultists was to perform hedonistic rituals, using a ceremonial xiphos in these revelries.[3]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

The mural depicting Dionysos and the maenads in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey is based on a Dance of Bacchantes by the ceramic painter Hieron.[4] This mural seems to be unique to the Telesterion of Eleusis.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Xiphos of Dionysos
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Ritualistic Xiphos
  4. ↑ The Dance – Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D.
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