According to the Orphic tradition, this god was torn to pieces by the Titans, but his heart was saved, and given to his mother to consume.
His followers referred to him as Taurokeros [taw roh KEHR ohs] or Tauroprosopos [taw roh PROH soh pohs], as they believed he took the form of the beast sacrificed during the omophagia [oh moh FAY jee ah]. According to the Orphic tradition, this god was torn to pieces by the Titans, but his heart was saved, and given to his mother to consume. Tyrrhenian [turr EE nee un] pirates who kidnapped him were turned into dolphins, and in retaliation for trying to prevent the worship of this deity, Pentheus [pen THEE us] was ripped apart by his own mother, who was part of the Maenads. The son of Zeus and Se- mele [SEH muh lee], identify this god of wine.
His followers referred to him as Taurokeros [taw roh KEHR ohs] or Tauroprosopos [taw roh PROH soh pohs], as they believed he took the form of the beast sacrificed during the omophagia [oh moh FAY jee ah].
Dionysus or Bacchus