Dionysus originally appeared as a bearded man, but later more often as a slim youth.His principal attribute was the thyrsus, a wand bound with vine leaves.

• 他个人的表徵是一个常春藤的花环，图尔苏斯杖（杖端有松果形物）和一种叫康塔罗斯的双柄大酒杯。