How is Dionysus represented as a symbol of resurrection?

Semele, the mortal mother of Dionysus asked the god Zeus to prove he was a god. Zeus was the father of the as yet unborn child Dionysus. Zeus begged Semele not to ask this as mortals can't look upon the true likeness of a god without dying. read more

Dionysus was a god of the grape harvest and wine making, theatre, and fertility. His symbols were the grape vine, and the thyrsus - a kind of staff with a pine cone on the top. He is often shown riding a leopard. read more

Because crops die in winter and return in spring, Dionysus was seen as a symbol of death and resurrection. In another story about his birth, Dionysus was the son of Zeus and Demeter, the goddess of crops and vegetation. Hera was jealous of the child and convinced the Titans to destroy him. read more

Dionysus was said to have been born by two mothers, Semele and Zeus, so they called him dimetor (of two mothers) because he had been born twice. Dionysus was a god of the grape harvest and wine making, theatre, and fertility. His symbols were the grape vine, and the thyrsus - a kind of staff with a pine cone on the top. read more

Dionysus was god of wine and grapes, so because crops die in the winter and come back in the spring, he was associated with death and resurrection. read more