# Zagreus — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/zagreus-whe-definition-discussion/15951>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [January 10, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/zagreus-whe-definition-discussion/15951 "2022-01-10T16:58:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 10, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/zagreus-whe-definition-discussion/15951/1 "2022-01-10T16:58:07Z")

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In ancient Greek mythology, Zagreus is a god closely associated with the wine god Dionysus, the underworld, and hunting. A son of Zeus and Persephone, he is known in the Orphic tradition as the first incarnation of Dionysus, whilst other stories identify him as the son of Hades or even as Hades himself.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Zagreus/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Zagreus/)._

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**Author:** ![harrisonwmark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/harrisonwmark/32/186_2.png) [@harrisonwmark](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/harrisonwmark)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/zagreus-whe-definition-discussion/15951/2 "2026-07-30T09:37:24Z")

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