Oct 25, 2019
mythology aesthetics
METHE, STAPHYLOS, & BOTRYS
In Greek mythology, Methe was the goddess-nymph of drunkenness, a companion of the god Dionysus. She was the wife of Staphylos and mother of Botrys. The family held court in their palace at Assyria. They received Dionysus as guest and held a banquet in his honor. Staphylus died a sudden death the next morning after the feast; to console his wife and son, Dionysus named grape bunches after Staphylus, drunkenness after Methe, and grapes after Botrys.