Dionysus/Relationships

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## Family

### Zeus

**Zeus**: Dionysus's father.
They seemingly maintain a positive father-son relationship, even though Dionysus is not considered as reliable as some of Zeus' other children. Dionysus is aware that his father, Zeus, generally perceives him as someone irresponsible who rarely takes things seriously and underestimates him. However, he possesses the talent to please his father, who is notably indulgent with him.

Zeus held such great paternal affection for Dionysus that he elevated him to the status of a full god and invited him to reside on Mount Olympus.

Dionysus is sociable and excels in social gatherings. Zeus observes that Dionysus is polite in his interactions and always shows the due respect, finding him decent company for Zagreus.

### Athena

**Athena**: Dionysus's half-sister.
She indirectly criticizes him, suggesting that some of his relatives are participating only because they consider all of this a festival. However, it can be suggested that, unlike Athena, who may be acting, he genuinely thinks discovering a long-lost relative is cause for celebration.

### Ares

**Ares**: Dionysus's half-brother.
Dionysus finds Ares too tempestuous. He thinks Zagreus can help him feel lighter. Ares seems to enjoy the parties his youngest half-brother throws, but dislikes his general passivity.

### Aphrodite

**Aphrodite**: The Goddess of Love and Beauty.
She seems to have a good relationship with Dionysus, considering him to be sociable to the fullest and referring to him as a common brother. She participates in his revelries, telling Dionysus how amazing it is to have the power to persuade minds through wine, which flatters Dionysus.

### Artemis

**Artemis**: Dionysus's half-sister.
He regards Artemis as a kind of hermit. Dionysus has tried more than once to include her in his usual feasts and revelries, but she cannot stand the noise. She disapproves of Dionysus' inconsequential lifestyle. In her dialogues with Zagreus, she warns him not to get involved with her partying half-brother.

### Apollo

**Apollo**: Dionysus's half-brother.
Their relationship is currently unknown.

### Hermes

**Hermes**: Dionysus's half-brother.
Hermes is Dionysus's older half-brother, and both of them are playful. Hermes tells Zagreus that Dionysus never feels like life is moving too fast. He also comments on Dionysus' ability to throw a great feast, hinting that he's probably attended many such parties with his brother.

### Demeter

**Demeter**: Dionysus's foster aunt.
Dionysus finds Demeter very uptight and disagrees that the plants must die in winter, which he considers it a great exaggeration. He thinks his aunt should relax and enjoy some good wine with him. She warns him that drinking less wine for a while might do him good.

### Poseidon

**Poseidon**: Dionysus's uncle.
Poseidon seems to get along well with his nephew Dionysus, considering him similar, as they are both very relaxed, receptive and enjoy a good time and consider joining a feast with Zagreus as well.

### Zagreus

**Zagreus**: Dionysus's cousin.
Initially, he helps Zagreus because he doesn't have anything else interesting to do, and it's been a long time since anything "bombastic" has happened. Dionysus shares a relaxed and genuine relationship with Zagreus and like the other Olympians, offers his aid to his cousin. He refers to him as "zag", "guy' or "prince z". At one point, the two collaborate together in pranking Orpheus, leading the musician to believe that the two are the same person. Dionysus plans to have an epic feast and party with Zagreus once Zagreus reaches Olympus.

## Underworld Residents

### Theseus

**Theseus**: Hero of Athens.
Dionysus admits that he doesn't like Theseus after abandoning Ariadne shortly after defeating Asterius.

### Orpheus

**Orpheus**: Court Musician.
He proposes to Zagreus to have some "harmless fun" with Orpheus by tricking him into believing in an epic narrative where he and Zagreus are one and the same. When Zagreus does it, Dionysus has a good laugh. Orpheus later composes a song about it called the "Hymn to Zagreus".

## Others

### Ariadne

**Ariadne**: Dionysus's lover.
After Theseus abandoned Ariadne on a small island, Dionysus rescued, and later married, the Cretan princess. Dionysus makes a passing mention of this to explain his dislike of Theseus.

## Chaos

**Chaos**: The ancestor of Dionysus.
Chaos finds entertainment in Dionysus's unpredictability, much like Zagreus.