Dionysos-l is a place for the discussion of Dionysos in all his forms, ancient and modern. Mythologists, historians, and mystics all welcome. Appropriate topics include:

• The origins and evolution of Dionysos
• The worship of Dionysos in the ancient world
• The differences between Dionysos and his Roman manifestation as Bacchus
• The various myths surrounding Dionysos, and their interpretation
• The relationships between Dionysos and other deities (Zeus, Pan, Osiris, Shiva, etc.)
• The influence of other cultures on the worship of Dionysos
• The theory and practice of ecstatic religion
• Dionysian worship and the use of intoxication in spiritual practice
• Euripides' Bacchae, and other ancient literature in which Dionysos appears
• The transition from an ecstatic religion (maenadism) to a festival of theater
• The Orphic cult and Dionysos' place in the Orphic hymns
• Dionysos in philosophy and literature
• Books, magazine or journal articles, and other publications which discuss Dionysos or his worship, in any era of history
• The modern worship of Dionysos