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The Myth Of Dionysus In Homer's Odyssey

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One fine day, Dionysus was walking in one of his many vineyards in the skies, a gift from Zeus himself. While he was walking he heard a cry from the shore of the Aegean. He went quickly to see what the trouble was. When he came upon the shore he saw a young maiden writhing by the sea clenching her stomach. Dionysus hadn’t the skills nor the materials to cure the maiden as he did not know what was ailing her. He fetched some wine from his vineyard in hopes that the wine would somehow help the maiden. The maiden drank the wine, and within a short while she was completely cured of her ailment. When Dionysus inquired about the cause of such a malady, she told him that she had been taking shelter in a cave near the sea. Before settling down to sleep, she fetched some water from the sea the night before so she would have something to quench her thirst in the morning. …show more content…

After hearing this, Dionysus went to the depths of the sea to confront Poseidon on this matter. Poseidon said that he had caused the water to grow stagnant because of the maiden’s treachery. He then continued to tell Dionysus of how the maiden was promised to him by a man who, in return, wanted one of Poseidon’s river nymphs as a lover. The maiden refused to serve Poseidon and thus went into hiding. Because of this Poseidon planned to kill the maiden by allowing the water to grow stagnant. Upon being satisfied with the answers given, Dionysus decided to return to his vineyard. The following day, there was yet a greater cry that went up by the seaside. However it was not the maiden. Instead it was a camp of hunters. All had the same symptoms as the maiden. Dionysus once again returned to his vineyard to retrieve some wine. Upon the hunters’ relief, Dionysus inquired about their

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