Dionysus
The God of Wine, Ecstatic Ritual, and the Foundation of Greek TragedyBy Lugh McKenna
Length30m
About this audiobook
This volume examines the disruptive and transformative power of Dionysus, the twice-born god of wine, madness, and religious ecstasy. The text traces his origins as an outsider deity, born of a mortal woman and gestated in the thigh of Zeus, a myth that establishes his fundamental connection to both the divine and the chthonic.
The analysis focuses on the nature of his cult, which challenged the rigid social and political structures of the Greek polis through ecstatic rituals that dissolved individual identity and social hierarchy.
The volume investigates the recurring myths of his arrival and the violent resistance he provokes from established rulers, interpreting these conflicts as the necessary struggle between rational order and the irrepressible forces of nature and human emotion.
Finally, it connects the cathartic release of his rites to the development of Greek theater, showing how the god of chaos became the patron of its most structured artistic expression: tragedy.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreHistory, Spirituality and Religion
Length30 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 20, 2025
LanguageEnglish
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HéraclesLugh McKenna1h 11m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
AquilesLugh McKenna1h 21m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
TheseusLugh McKenna1h 16m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
PerseusLugh McKenna1h 1m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
OdysseusLugh McKenna1h 25m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
AchillesLugh McKenna1h 20m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
HeraclesLugh McKenna1h 10m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
HestiaLugh McKenna44m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
HephaestusLugh McKenna35m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
DemeterLugh McKenna37m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
HermesLugh McKenna34m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
AphroditeLugh McKenna36m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
AresLugh McKenna35m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
ArtemisLugh McKenna37m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
ApolloLugh McKenna35m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
AthenaLugh McKenna39m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
HadesLugh McKenna37m5.0 (1) Only with Ultra
PoseidonLugh McKenna33m5.0 (2) Only with Ultra
HeraLugh McKenna31m5.0 (2) Only with Ultra
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