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1. Dionysus

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   Theatre and Disguise
   Dionysus is intrinsically linked to the development of Greek theatre, both tragedy and comedy, stemming from the ritualistic dithyrambs sung in his honor. He presides over the dissolution of established identity—the actor puts on a mask and ceases to be themselves, mirroring the god’s own capacity to induce ekstasis (standing outside oneself). This associat…