Dionysus is the Greek God of Wine and Theatre. He was mostly ambivalent towards the Amazons but aided Hera in protecting them.
History
Dionysus was largely ambivalent towards the Amazons, unlike most the other male gods who sought to exterminate them. During the Gods' attempted genocide of the Amazons, Hera visited Dionysus and persuaded him to help protect the women as their death would mean loosing the talented actors and playwrights among them, who entertained the Theatre god. At Hera's request, Dionysus tricked Apollo into thinking that the war was actually honouring the Amazons by giving them a glorious death in battle. Apollo took the bait and later requested to Zeus that the Amazons be granted immortality instead of death so that they could spend an eternity of imprisonment, effectively sparring the Amazons from death.[1]
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- This character or object is an adaptation of Dionysus, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
- Dionysus was first adapted by George Pérez, first appearing in Wonder Woman (Volume 2) #7. However, in the Wonder Woman Historia continuity Dionysus first appeared in Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons #1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Jimenez.
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- 3 Appearances of Dionysus (Wonder Woman Historia)
- 2 Images featuring Dionysus (Wonder Woman Historia)
- Quotations by or about Dionysus (Wonder Woman Historia)
- Character Gallery: Dionysus (Wonder Woman Historia)
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  This character has been primarily an enemy of Wonder Woman and the Amazons in any of her various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Wonder Woman Villains category." |