The power of Dionysus is not recognized everywhere. He often has to meet resistance; He often has to conquer countries and cities by force. But who can fight the great god, the son of Zeus? He severely punishes those who oppose him, who do not want to recognize him and honor him as a god. The first time Dionysus had to be persecuted was in Thrace, when he, in a shady valley with his maenad companions, merrily feasted and danced, drunk from wine, to the sounds of music and singing; then the cruel king of the Edons, Lycurgus, attacked him. The maenads fled in horror, throwing the sacred vessels of Dionysus to the ground; even Dionysus himself fled. Fleeing from the pursuit of Lycurgus, he threw himself into the sea; The goddess Thetis hid him there. Dionysus's father, Zeus the Thunderer, severely punished Lycurgus, who dared to offend the young god: Zeus blinded Lycurgus and shortened his life.
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