Zagreus

Zagreus (Greek: Ζαγρεύς) "the first-born Dionysos," 
was a god of the Orphic Mysteries. He was a son of 
Zeus and Persephone who had been seduced by the 
god in the guise of a serpent. Zeus placed Zagreus 
upon the throne of heaven and armed him with his 
lightning bolts. The Titanes, incited by the jealous 
goddess Hera, sneaked into Olympos and offered the 
boy a collection of toys, tricking him into setting aside 
the lightning. They then seized and dismembered him 
with their knives. Zeus recovered Zagreus' heart and 
made it into a potion for Semele to inbibe who then 
conceived and gave birth to the second Dionysos as 
a reincarnation of the first. Some accounts say his 
father is Hades.
Category:Minor Deities
Category:Children of Zeus