# Dionysos — Poetry character guide

> Dionysos in Poetry by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** young Dionysos, the Bassarid

**First appearance:** 0039-the-garden-of-eros

## Who they are

The Greek god of wine, ritual madness, and ecstasy.

## Relationships

### [Narcissus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/characters/narcissus)

_psychological_

Dionysos is drawn to Narcissus as a symbol of ecstatic self-destruction, representing a dark, obsessive fascination.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned by a woodman as a third possible identity for the resting youth.

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