Dionysus Homeric Hymn
When I started, I thought it would be a difficult time to try and figure out what would happen. As it went on, the plot was clearly stated to me and gave me significant detail. Dionysus was brought onto a pirate ship as the form of a young man. The pirates were happy to get him and to put him in shackles. Once they realized the shackles would not work, the helmsman said to the crew that they were crazy to try and tie up a god the way they did. The crew then got scared because vines and grapes were starting to form on the ship. They did not know how to react and started to freak out. He eventually turned into a lion and a bear showed up. The crew jumped into the water and were turned into dolphins. The helmsman was held back by Dionysus and he revealed himself to him. He appreciated what he did and spared him. He thanked him and said he would never forget this moment. To me, he is showing mercy to him because he was the only one that showed him any sympathy. Also, I think he did what he did in the beginning because he was scared that the gods would punish them for trying to tie up a god. Overall, it worked out for him because of his actions in the beginning.Â