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Dionysos (other)
Dionysos or Dionysus is a god in Greek mythology. Dionysos or Dionysus may also refer to: Film * ''Dionysos'' (film), a 1984 French comedy film * ''Dionysus'' (film), a 1970 film Music Bands * Dionysos (American band), a rock band formed in 2002 *Dionysos (Canadian band), a rock band formed in 1967 * Dionysos (French band), a rock band formed in 1993 *Dionysus (band), a Swedish/German power metal band Other music * ''Dionysos'' (album), a 2004 album by Lux Occulta * ''Dionysos'' (opera), a 2010 opera by Wolfgang Rihm *''Dionysus (album)'', a 2018 album by Dead Can Dance * "Dionysus" (song), by BTS Other uses *3671 Dionysus, an asteroid *Dionysus (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel Universe *Dionysos, Greece, north suburb of Athens. See also *Dionysius (other) *Saint Dionysius (other) *Theatre of Dionysus The Theatre of Dionysus (or Theatre of Dionysos, el, Θέατρο του Διονύσου) is an ancient Greek theatre in Athens. It is built on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysos
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans called him Bacchus ( or ; grc, Βάκχος ) for a frenzy he is said to induce called ''bakkheia''. As Dionysus Eleutherios ("the liberator"), his wine, music, and ecstatic dance free his followers from self-conscious fear and care, and subvert the oppressive restraints of the powerful. His ''thyrsus'', a fennel-stem sceptre, sometimes wound with ivy and dripping with honey, is both a beneficent wand and a weapon used to destroy those who oppose his cult and the freedoms he represents. Those who partake of his mysteries are believed to become possessed and empowered by the god himself. His origins are uncertain, and his cults took many forms; some are described by ancient sources as Thracian, others as Greek. In Orphic religion, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysos (film)
''Dionysos'' is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Jean Rouch, starring Jean Monod and Hélène Puiseux. It tells the story of an American drama teacher who after writing a thesis on Dionysus tries to combine Dionysian rites with the work at a car factory, in an attempt to create the world's first car built in joyous frenzy. The film competed at the 41st Venice International Film Festival. It was released in France on 3 December 1986. Cast * Jean Monod as Hugh Gray * Hélène Puiseux as Ariane * Cookie Chiapalone as one of three maenads * Fifi Niane Raliatou as one of three maenads * Kagumi Onodera as one of three maenads * Germaine Dieterlen as member of the teachers' choir * Roger Foucher as member of the teachers' choir * Enrico Fulchignoni as member of the teachers' choir Reception Harlan Kennedy of ''American Cinema Papers'' described the film as "entirely lunatic" in his report from Venice, and wrote: "It's like a 60s hippy charging round the icon-scape of 80s Capitalism w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysus (film)
''Dionysus in '69'' is a 1970 film by Brian De Palma, Robert Fiore and Bruce Rubin. The film records a performance of The Performance Group's stage play of the same name, an adaptation of ''The Bacchae''. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Remi Barclay as Chorus/Herself * Samuel Blazer as Coryphaeus/Chorus/Himself * Jason Bosseau as Messenger/Chorus/Himself * Richard Dia as Cadmus/Chorus/Himself * William Finley as Dionysus/Chorus/Himself * Joan MacIntosh as Agave/Chorus/Herself * Vicki May as Chorus/Herself * Patrick McDermott as Tiresias/Chorus/Himself * Margaret Ryan as Chorus/Herself * Will Shepherd as Pentheus/Chorus/Himself * Ciel Smith as Agave/Chorus/Herself Production The film merges the final two performances of the play, from June and July 1969, the final one having been staged with more lighting, for better recording quality. In contrast to the previous non-recorded performances, actors are not fully naked during central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysos (American Band)
Dionysos, commonly pronounced , was established in Southern California, United States around the beginning of 2002. They are a professional three-piece band, who toured and traveled constantly in support of their music and message. The band's name comes from ancient Greek mythology. Dionysos was the god of wine, theater, agriculture, madness, and ecstasy. The band came up with the name after researching the works of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included founders: vocals/guitars Graham Boostrom, and vocals/bass Ray Delgado (rayray). The latest member to join drummer is Zak Mcadamis, who joined the band in 2007. Their first studio album was ''Be The Change'', which was released in 2008. The group was self-managed and built a large underground following across the United States. Musical style Dionysos delivers a Harmony/soul/philosophical/rock n roll style, through a sometimes gentle and other times intense, medium. Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysos (Canadian Band)
Dionysos was a French Canadian progressive rock band based in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada. . ''Chromatique'', 31 January 2011 . by Jérôme Walczak The band members were Phil Bech, Éric Clement, Fern Durand, Robert Lepage and Paul-André Thibert. They had a hit with their 1970 single "Suzie". History In 1969, the members of the group composed the music for the play ''Simon neige'', presented by the Cégep de Valleyfield theater troupe. Dionysos made a name for themselves during the summer of 1970 by playing at the Galerie Café du Vieux-Montréal. In January 1971, they released their first album, ''Le Grand Je ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysos (French Band)
Dionysos is a French Rock music, rock band formed in 1993 in Valence, Drôme, Valence, Drôme; they formed at their lycée. They perform songs in both French and English, and have released six studio albums. They are well known in France for their surrealism and eccentricity. Their first album, ''Happening Songs'', was self-produced and with entirely English lyrics. With their second album ''The sun is blue like eggs in Winter'' (also self-produced) Babet became a member. In 1999, they signed to a major label (the now defunct Trema (music), Trema) and released ''Haïku'' which brought the band in to the public eye, mainly thanks to the success of the single "Coccinelle". The name of the band comes from the ancient Greek god Dionysus, which in French is ''Dionysos''. Influences There are strong non-musical influences from Tim Burton and Roald Dahl. A lot of the songs are surreal and many feature nonsense lyrics (for example "Surfin Frog"). The albums ''Monsters in Love'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysus (band)
Dionysus was a Sweden, Swedish/Germany, German power metal band formed in 1999 by Sinergy drummer Ronny Milianowicz and disbanded in 2008. Biography Dionysus debut album ''Sign of Truth'' was recorded at the Rhön Studio in Fulda, Germany in 2002, which is best known for its productions with Edguy and Avantasia. The album was produced by Tobias Sammet and mixed by Tommy Newton (Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part 1 Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 2, & 2). Dionysus second album, ''Anima Mundi'' ("the soul of the world" in Latin), was released in 2004. Dionysus also works closely with HammerFall singer Joacim Cans. Ronny Milianowicz did the backing vocals on ''Legacy of Kings'', and Joacim wrote the lyrics in "Bringer of Salvation" on the Sign of Truth album and "Bringer of War" on the ''Anima Mundi (album), Anima Mundi'' album. Ronny and Joacim also work together on a number of different projects, including the musical “The Conspiracy”. Dionysus' third album, ''Fairytales and Reali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysos (album)
''Dionysos'' is the second album by the Polish symphonic black metal band Lux Occulta (Latin for "Hidden Light"). The 2002 re-release of the album by Metal Mind includes the band's demo ''The Forgotten Arts'', which can also be found on the band's '' Maior Arcana'' compilation, in its entirety as bonus material. Unlike the version on ''Maior Arcana'', the version appended to this album retains the same running order as on the original release. Track listing #The Birth of the Race (7:39) #Blessed Be the Rain (7:22) #Chalice of Lunar Blood (8:47) #Nocturnal Dithyramb (6:41) #Ecstasy and Terror (9:18) #Upwards to Conquer Heaven (6:51) Personnel Lux Occulta *Jaroslaw "Jaro.Slav." Szubrycht: Vocals *Kastor: Guitar *Vogg (from Polish death metal band Decapitated Decapitation or beheading is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is invariably fatal to humans and most other animals, since it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood, while all other organs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysos (opera)
''Dionysos'' is an opera by Wolfgang Rihm based on Friedrich Nietzsche's '' Dionysian Dithyrambs''. The composer wrote the libretto and subtitled his work: "Opernphantasie nach Texten von Friedrich Nietzsche / Szenen und Dithyramben" ("Operatic fantasy after texts by Friedrich Nietzsche / Scenes and dithyrambs"). It premiered at the Salzburg Festival on 27 July 2010. History ''Dionysos'' is Rihm's eleventh work for the stage. He considered an opera around Dionysos for 15 years and realized it when he received a commission from the Salzburg Festival, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin and De Nederlandse Opera. Rihm wrote the libretto, based on Nietzsche's late work, which he fragmented and arranged in a different order. He chose the passages according to his plans for the music. Rihm said in an interview that opera needed more ''Magic Flute'', "mehr Machwerk" (More action), citing the opening scene with three ladies coming to the rescue of the prince attacked by a snake. Rih ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysus (album)
''Dionysus'' is the ninth studio album by the British-Australian band Dead Can Dance, officially released on 2 November 2018 by PIAS Recordings, six years after the group's last album, '' Anastasis''. Artwork and title The album cover's artwork features a skull mask made by the Huichol of Mexico. Dionysus is the ancient Greek god of wine and religious ecstasy. Critical reception ''Dionysus'' was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 10 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews. Track listing All physical versions are indexed as just two tracks respectively. Personnel Dead Can Dance * Brendan Perry – vocals, instrumentation, cover photography and design * Lisa Gerrard Lisa Germaine Gerrard (; born 12 April 1961) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dionysus (song)
"Dionysus" is a song by South Korean boy band BTS. It was released digitally on April 12, 2019, as part of the extended play '' Map of the Soul: Persona''. Background and release Big Hit Entertainment teased the song title when they posted a short description of Dionysus on their official website. Upon doing so it trended on Twitter worldwide. The song was announced to be on their album tracklist '' Map of the Soul: Persona'' a few days before the scheduled release of April 12, 2019. The track was also hinted at when teaser pictures of the members holding grapes were released. Promotion BTS promoted the song in Korea on the shows '' Inkigayo'', '' Show! Music Core'', ''Music Bank'', and '' M Countdown''. BTS gave a high-octane performance of the song at the 2019 Melon Music Awards and 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards, where the group swept all grand prizes. The song was also performed at the 2019 SBS Gayo Daejeon and the 2019 KBS Song Festival. Composition and lyrics In a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3671 Dionysus
3671 Dionysus is a small binary Amor asteroid, orbiting between Earth and the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory on 27 May 1984. It is named after Dionysus, the Greek god of wine. Its provisional designation was 1984 KD. It is an outer Earth grazer because its perihelion is just within Earth's orbit. Potentially hazardous object 3671 Dionysus is a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) because its minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) is less than 0.05 AU and its diameter is greater than 150 meters. The Earth-MOID is . Its orbit is well-determined for the next several hundred years. Dionysus makes modestly close approaches to Earth. On 19 June 1984 Dionysus passed from Earth. On 18 June 2085 it will pass from Earth. Moon In 1997, a team of astronomers at the European Southern Observatory announced that lightcurve observations indicate the presence of a small moon orbiting Dionysus. Its provisional designation is S/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
