Dionysus was the God of Wine,the only one to have mortal parent. Semele, his mother, was a Theban princess. He is a god who gives pleasure .He discovered honey, and wine. But some say that it was Aristaeus who discovered honey, and that he competed with his honey against the wine of Dionysus. Satyrs and maendas, whom he formed into an army, making a campaign all over the inhabited world as far as India and attended Dionysus. During wars, it is told, he arrayed himself in suitable arms and in the skin of panthers, but in times of peace during his festive gatherings, he wore bright-coloured, luxurious, and effeminate garments. It is said that Dionysus loves the panther because it is the most excitable of animals, and leaps like a Maena