# Dionysus — Heretics character guide

> Dionysus in Heretics by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-heretics

## Who they are

Greek god of wine and ecstasy, used as a mythological symbol.

## In the story

### [VII: Omar and the Sacred Vine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/chapters/vii-omar-and-the-sacred-vine)

Presented as a figure of serious joie de vivre, whose wine was a sacrament, unlike Omar's medicinal approach.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/characters/dionysus
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/heretics_se/characters