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The Spirit of Dionysus: The Revival of Winter Traditions in Macedonia

Greek Reporter 05 Jan 2026
Nowhere else in Greece have traditions rooted in the worship of Dionysus remained as vibrant as in Eastern Macedonia—specifically in the region of Drama ... Dionysus, the Astonishingly Modern Olympian God ....
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Ancient Roman Nanotechnology and the Lycurgus Cup

Greek Reporter 28 Dec 2025
Lycurgus was hot-tempered and decided to ban the Dionysus cult ... King Lycurgus attempted to kill Ambrosia, a follower of the god Dionysus ... In yet another version of the mythological tale, Lycurgus angered Dionysus by cutting down grapevines.
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The Secret Cave of the Acropolis and Its Holy Water

Greek Reporter 09 Dec 2025
The Asclepieion with its caves at the Acropolis hill, where the Sacred Spring of Asclepius was located. Credit. Davide Mauro CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons ... People would go there to heal and worship the god of medicine ... Credit ... Credit ... ....
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Orphic Mysteries: Ancient Greece’s Secrets of the Soul and Afterlife

Greek Reporter 23 Nov 2025
They celebrated Demeter and Persephone, along with their mysterious consort, Dionysus, who played a key role in this religion ... He returned to the world of the living, but he would be killed by the Maenads for going against the practices of Dionysus.
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Dionysus Mansion: An ode to Cypriot cuisine

Philenews 07 Nov 2025
Quality consistency, passion for Cypriot products, support for local producers and high aesthetics are just some of the elements that make Dionysus Mansion stand out ... Chef Dimitris Chaidemenos has taken care of the rest ... ....
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Mount Pangaion: The Mountain of Gold and Ancient Greek Oracles

Greek Reporter 13 Oct 2025
Far from being a mere mountain, it was a mythological landscape deeply connected to the tumultuous world of the Thracian gods and heroes, most notably Dionysus and Orpheus ... Dionysus and the madness of the mountain.
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