Dionysus#
Summary#
Nietzsche presents Dionysus as the “great equivocator and tempter,” a god who possesses the genius of the heart and whose touch makes everyone richer and more uncertain. Unlike gods who require ceremonious praise, Dionysus has no need to cover his nakedness and philosophizes freely. He desires to make mankind “stronger, more evil, and more profound,” and expresses a surprising love for humanity, viewing humans as “agreeable, brave, inventive” creatures worthy of further advancement through the labyrinths of existence.