Post by Dionysus on Jun 3, 2008 23:01:58 GMT -5
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Full Name: Dionysus
Nickname(s): Dio
Birthday: The harvest moon
Age: immortal
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Mother: Semele
Father: Zues
Siblings:. Ares, Artemis, Apollo, Athena, and all of Zeus' other bastards
Others:
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Hair: Brown and short
Eyes: brown
Weight: 185 pounds
Height: 6 foot
Clothing Style: Dionysus is very fashion conscious since he is the biggest party boy on the mountain. He likes to dress to impress though when he drinks enough he finds his clothes gone and his body there for everyone to see. He wears the finest fabrics woven by Athena herself and he carries no weapon, only his wine flask at his hip
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Personality: Dio of course is a wild party boy whho drinks and chases older women, but that's only one side of him. He is very sensitive not liking to fight or cause trouble but instead wishing everyone could just get naked and love each other. He's very laid back and likes to smile a lot and make others laugh. He's a huge flirt and the life of any party. He could be serious but life is just not fin that way
Likes: wine, women, being naked, peace, to party
Dislikes war, stuck up girls like Artemis, when the others get onto him for chasing older women, being out of drink, Ares
Skills? Making wine, partying, seducing women (at least he likes to think so)
Weaknesses He's useless with a blade and not very coordinated
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History: The legend goes that Zeus gave the infant Dionysus into the charge of Hermes. One version of the story is that Hermes took the boy to King Athamas and his wife Ino, Dionysus' aunt. Hermes bade the couple raise the boy as a girl, to hide him from Hera's wrath.[18] Another version is that Dionysus was taken to the rain-nymphs of Nysa, who nourished his infancy and childhood, and for their care Zeus rewarded them by placing them as the Hyades among the stars (see Hyades star cluster). Other versions have Zeus giving him to Rhea, or to Persephone to raise in the Underworld, away from Hera. Alternatively, he was raised by Maro.
When Dionysus grew up he discovered the culture of the vine and the mode of extracting its precious juice; but Hera struck him with madness, and drove him forth a wanderer through various parts of the earth. In Phrygia the goddess Cybele, better known to the Greeks as Rhea, cured him and taught him her religious rites, and he set out on a progress through Asia teaching the people the cultivation of the vine. The most famous part of his wanderings is his expedition to India, which is said to have lasted several years. Returning in triumph he undertook to introduce his worship into Greece, but was opposed by some princes who dreaded its introduction on account of the disorders and madness it brought with it. (See Pentheus or Lycurgus.)
As a young man, Dionysus was exceptionally attractive. Once, while disguised as a mortal sitting beside the seashore, a few sailors spotted him, believing he was a prince. They attempted to kidnap him and sail him far away to sell for ransom or into slavery. They tried to bind him with ropes, but no type of rope could hold him. Dionysus turned into a fierce lion and unleashed a bear onboard, killing those he came into contact with. Those who jumped off the ship were mercifully turned into dolphins. The only survivor was the helmsman, Acoetes, who recognized the god and tried to stop his sailors from the start.[19] In a similar story, Dionysus desired to sail from Icaria to Naxos. He then hired a Tyrrhenian pirate ship. But when the god was on board, they sailed not to Naxos but to Asia, intending to sell him as a slave. So Dionysus turned the mast and oars into snakes, and filled the vessel with ivy and the sound of flutes so that the sailors went mad and, leaping into the sea, were turned into dolphins.
-|- The Odds and Ends -|-
Rp Sample: nightshadow
Secret Word? ---
Member Title: God of the Vine
Anything Else?: I am the man, and I love my Kate
-|- General Information -|-
Full Name: Dionysus
Nickname(s): Dio
Birthday: The harvest moon
Age: immortal
-|- The Rest of Your Kind-|-
Mother: Semele
Father: Zues
Siblings:. Ares, Artemis, Apollo, Athena, and all of Zeus' other bastards
Others:
-|- Strike a Pose -|-
Hair: Brown and short
Eyes: brown
Weight: 185 pounds
Height: 6 foot
Clothing Style: Dionysus is very fashion conscious since he is the biggest party boy on the mountain. He likes to dress to impress though when he drinks enough he finds his clothes gone and his body there for everyone to see. He wears the finest fabrics woven by Athena herself and he carries no weapon, only his wine flask at his hip
-|- What‘s your excuse? -|-
Personality: Dio of course is a wild party boy whho drinks and chases older women, but that's only one side of him. He is very sensitive not liking to fight or cause trouble but instead wishing everyone could just get naked and love each other. He's very laid back and likes to smile a lot and make others laugh. He's a huge flirt and the life of any party. He could be serious but life is just not fin that way
Likes: wine, women, being naked, peace, to party
Dislikes war, stuck up girls like Artemis, when the others get onto him for chasing older women, being out of drink, Ares
Skills? Making wine, partying, seducing women (at least he likes to think so)
Weaknesses He's useless with a blade and not very coordinated
-|- Share your story -|-
History: The legend goes that Zeus gave the infant Dionysus into the charge of Hermes. One version of the story is that Hermes took the boy to King Athamas and his wife Ino, Dionysus' aunt. Hermes bade the couple raise the boy as a girl, to hide him from Hera's wrath.[18] Another version is that Dionysus was taken to the rain-nymphs of Nysa, who nourished his infancy and childhood, and for their care Zeus rewarded them by placing them as the Hyades among the stars (see Hyades star cluster). Other versions have Zeus giving him to Rhea, or to Persephone to raise in the Underworld, away from Hera. Alternatively, he was raised by Maro.
When Dionysus grew up he discovered the culture of the vine and the mode of extracting its precious juice; but Hera struck him with madness, and drove him forth a wanderer through various parts of the earth. In Phrygia the goddess Cybele, better known to the Greeks as Rhea, cured him and taught him her religious rites, and he set out on a progress through Asia teaching the people the cultivation of the vine. The most famous part of his wanderings is his expedition to India, which is said to have lasted several years. Returning in triumph he undertook to introduce his worship into Greece, but was opposed by some princes who dreaded its introduction on account of the disorders and madness it brought with it. (See Pentheus or Lycurgus.)
As a young man, Dionysus was exceptionally attractive. Once, while disguised as a mortal sitting beside the seashore, a few sailors spotted him, believing he was a prince. They attempted to kidnap him and sail him far away to sell for ransom or into slavery. They tried to bind him with ropes, but no type of rope could hold him. Dionysus turned into a fierce lion and unleashed a bear onboard, killing those he came into contact with. Those who jumped off the ship were mercifully turned into dolphins. The only survivor was the helmsman, Acoetes, who recognized the god and tried to stop his sailors from the start.[19] In a similar story, Dionysus desired to sail from Icaria to Naxos. He then hired a Tyrrhenian pirate ship. But when the god was on board, they sailed not to Naxos but to Asia, intending to sell him as a slave. So Dionysus turned the mast and oars into snakes, and filled the vessel with ivy and the sound of flutes so that the sailors went mad and, leaping into the sea, were turned into dolphins.
-|- The Odds and Ends -|-
Rp Sample: nightshadow
Secret Word? ---
Member Title: God of the Vine
Anything Else?: I am the man, and I love my Kate
