His epithet, the twice-born god, comes from the story of his mother who, possibly under the influence of Hera, made Zeus swear to grant her wish to reveal his true form. Zeus complied and Semele was instantly toasted to a crisp. Zeus sewed this 3-month premature infant into 
His epithet, the twice-born god, comes from the story of his mother who, possibly under the influence of Hera, made Zeus swear to grant her wish to reveal his true form. Zeus complied and Semele was instantly toasted to a crisp. Zeus sewed this 3-month premature infant into his thigh for gestation. The fact a male's thighs were often euphemisms for his loins may be one reason this god is associated with fertility. FTP, name this god, the Greek equivalent of the Roman "Bacchus," and god of the vine and the wine.
His epithet, the twice-born god, comes from the story of his mother who, possibly under the influence of Hera, made Zeus swear to grant her wish to reveal his true form.
{Dionysus}