The most famous of these divinities was the God Dionysus. Dionysus, son of Zeus and Semeli was the god of fertility, wine and theatre. This myth has it's own explanation considering that in ancient Greek society, the wine was a product able to reconcile even the gods of Olympus. The ancient Greeks honored Dionysus by means of feasts with the occasion of some significant event such as the grape harvest and the symposia. Archaeologists at Cretan palaces have found remains of grapes and winepresses.
Artistic evidence suggests the use of wine in religious rituals.
The palace records in Mycenae and Tiryns contain many references to it, including words for wine, vineyard, and, apparently, wine merchant, not to mention allusions to the god Dionysus. Finds of Mycenaean pottery abroad imply that Greeks exported wine to Middle East, Egypt, Sicily, and Southern Italy. Very soon even the colonies began to export their own wine. It is characteristic that amphorae from Marseilles are found throughout the southern coast of France proving the above fact and showing the future influence of the Greek to French wines. Other important viticulture areas were the islands of Naxos, Skopelos, and Kos.