Dionysus is asteroid #3671 and also known as 1984 KD. Dionysus is a binary asteroid of the type C and an Earth Grazer of the group Amor. Dionysus’ orbit has a period of 1 191.0 days or 3.26 years, an eccentricity of 0.54147101, and an inclination of 13.5346771° with respect to the ecliptic. Dionysus was discovered by Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.

Dionysus is named after the Greek god Dionysos (Διόνυσος). He is the god of wine, grapes, frugality, joy, frenzy, and ecstasy. The frenzy he induces was called bakkheia. He has the epithets Bákkhos (Βάκχος), from where the Romans got the name Bacchus for their own god of wine, and Bromios (Βρομιος) because of the noise of his entourage, Lyaios (Λυαῖος) for releasing from care and anxiety, Anthroporrhaistes (“shattering humans”), and several others. Dionysos (Διόνυσος) is much more than only the god of wine. Dionysos (Διόνυσος) is the son of the princess Semele and Zeus. Hence Dionysos (Διόνυσος) would actually be a half-god. Some authors give instead Persephone, Demeter, Io, or Lethe as the mother of Dionysos (Διόνυσος). But there is a tale with Semele and Zeus. Hera in disguise persuaded Semele to demand a proof from her lover that he is really the highest god as he says. A princess mustn’t be with an impostor! Zeus understood that when Semele asked to be shown his true shape. But Zeus also knew what would happen then and the idea came also quite late because Semele was already pregnant with Dionysos. So Zeus resisted first. But he had no better proof to offer. So he had to give in and turned into lightning, which immediately set the palace on fire. This shows the difference between Roman and Greek gods. Roman gods only govern phenomena, but Greek gods are the phenomena. (And Norse gods cause the phenomena non-arbitrarily.) Semele died in the fire. Zeus was able to rescue the baby only. Zeus remembered the pain, which he had, when he gave the head-birth to Athene. So Zeus put the baby this time into his thigh. This made Zeus somehow also the mother of Dionysos, so Dionysos became immortal and later a full god. The birth of Dionysos is known as the thigh-birth and Dionysos is hence also known as the double-born. But then Hera sent titans, who ripped Dionysos into pieces. Several different tales tell how his pieces were gathered, put together, and Dionysos finally resurrected. Hence Dionysos was equated with several resurrected gods, from Osiris to even Jesus Christ. The latter inspired this also by calling the wine his blood during the Last Supper. Who else than the god of wine could have wine in his veins? Dionysos traveled around very far to avoid meeting Hera or her people until Dionysos was accepted as an Olympic god. Dionysos appeared during his travels in several other tales. A rather well-known one of these is the tale of Midas. Dionysos chooses Ariadne as his wife, so he appears in her tale too.

It is probably also the tale of Midas, which makes the Magi Astrology Society teach: The asteroid Dionysus is an AstroBody – it is representative of the politician and political success – Barack Obama was born with a near exact aspect of Jupiter trine Dionysus.  Bill Clinton has his natal Dionysus nearly exactly paralleled by both Uranus and Pluto.

I somehow can’t agree with this point of view. My own natal Dionysus shows traits and experiences, which I brought with me from previous lives, because my natal Dionysus forms a conjunction with my natal lunar South Node. I don’t think that I have traits of or could qualify as a politician. Maybe on a very small scale only within my family. Dionysus’ will to avoid his enemies while helping other people as well as his ability to resurrect after he was ripped into pieces describe me much better. In my case is the ability only on psychological level of course. But it is described by my natal Dionysus and hence this is the meaning of the astrological force Dionysus. In synastry should Ariadne be considered additionally.