According to the myth, Dionysus loved a beautiful young man named Ampelos. When his beloved died, for the first time the immortal god cried. To console him, the Hours, ancient deities of time, transformed Ampelos’ body into the plant of grapes. Pressing its mature fruits, Dionysus created the wine and finally stopped crying. This is how Dionysus gave humans what they needed to console the sufferings of their mortal condition.
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