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-The '''Cult of Dionysus''' is strongly associated with [[satyr]]s, [[centaur]]s, and [[sileni]], and its characteristic symbols are the [[Bull (mythology)|bull]], the [[Serpent (symbolism)|serpent]], the [[ivy]], and the wine. The [[Dionysia]] and [[Lenaia]] festivals in [[Athens]] were dedicated to [[Dionysus]], as well as the [[Phallic processions]]. Initiates worshipped him in the [[Dionysian Mysteries]], which were comparable to and linked with the [[Orphic Mysteries]], and may have influenced [[Gnosticism]]. Orpheus was said to have invented the Mysteries of Dionysus. 
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-The Cult of Dionysus traces back to at least [[Minoan Crete]], since his name is found on [[Mycenaean language|Mycenean]] [[Linear B]] tablets as "DI-WO-NI-SO-JO", and [[Karl Kerenyi]] Dionysus is often shown riding a [[leopard]], wearing a leopard skin, or in a chariot drawn by [[panther (legendary creature)|panthers]], and may also be recognized by the [[thyrsus]] he carries. Besides the [[grapevine]] and its wild barren alter-ego, the toxic ivy plant, both sacred to him, the [[fig]] was also his symbol. The [[pinecone]] that tipped his thyrsus linked him to [[Cybele]], and the [[pomegranate]] linked him to [[Demeter]].  
 +'''Ivy''', plural '''ivies''' ('''''Hedera''''') is a genus of 12–15 species of [[evergreen]] climbing or ground-creeping [[woody plant]]s in the family [[Araliaceae]], native to western, central and southern [[Europe]], [[Macaronesia]], northwestern [[Africa]] and across central-southern [[Asia]] east to [[Japan]] and [[Taiwan]].
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Ivy, plural ivies (Hedera) is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan and Taiwan.



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