Art

The Personification of Methe

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In ancient Greece, the state of inebriation was a favored disposition, as it amplifies happiness or dulls sadness. The Greek goddess Methe is the living embodiment of drunkenness. She is the daughter of Dionysus (the god of wine), the wife of Staphylos (the grape carrier), and mother of Botrys (the divine embodiment of grapes).