What are the similarities between the Greek-Roman god Dionysus and Jesus?
According to their respective histories/folklore, Dionysus and Jesus were both born of a mortal virgin mother and an immortal father. They are also both associated with the persistence or immortality of the human soul, and both are associated with rituals involving eating and drinking items symbolic of their flesh and blood (cult rites for Dionysus, and Communion for Jesus Christ). Also, according to Greek-Roman mythology, Dionysus dies and descends into Hell for three days, then rises again, still living. In the Bible, Jesus is said to die for three days before returning to Earth as a living man.
