Dionysus was officially born on Mount Pramnos on Ikaria. On the island, he too the now fully grown baby from his thigh and Dionysus became the god of wine. The name, Dionysus, translates to mean “twice born” and it describes his highly unconventional birth.

Who birthed Dionysus?

Dionysus was the son of Zeus and the Theban princess Semele. He was the only god who had a mortal parent. He was born in Thebes. He was born of fire and nursed by rain.

How is Dionysus born?

The first story was about his mother Semele and father Zeus. Semele was a mortal woman who found out she was pregnant with Zeus's child. ... Zeus sewed baby Dionysus into his own thigh. Several months later, Zeus removed a fully-grown Dionysus from his thigh, which explains how he was twice born.