The Dionysus Ring features a hand-engraved carnelian gem etched with a grapevine—an homage to the god of wine, ecstasy, and nature. In Greco-Roman myth, Dionysus embodies joy, transformation, and divine freedom. His sacred thyrsus, entwined with ivy and myth, served as both a gift and a weapon.
Wine, central to his cult, symbolized his presence on earth—capable of stirring bliss, madness, and truth. Festivals in his honor gave rise to sacred dramas, the earliest roots of Western theatre.
