Mythical Sips: The Gods and Goddesses of Wine

Join sommelier Erin as she delves into the mythological roots of wine by exploring a collection of gods and goddesses associated with this beloved beverage throughout history. From the Greek god Dionysus to the Roman Bacchus, the Egyptian Hathor, and beyond to the Norse and Japanese deities, discover how wine has been revered and celebrated across cultures. Grab a glass and listen in. This episode is perfect for history buffs and wine enthusiasts alike!

01:52 Dionysus
02:50 Bacchus
04:05 Hathor
05:11 Osiris
05:46 Inari
06:34 Aegir and Freyr

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Transcript

Erin: 0:00

Do you love a good story. If you do then today's episode is for you because I'm diving into the mythological roots, applying by exploring the gods and goddesses who've been associated with this beloved beverage throughout history.. and while you may have heard of a few of them, I'm sure I have a couple in this episode that you haven't heard of before. So if you're ready to go back in time and explore the world of wine deities, let's get started and dive right into today's episode. Hi everyone. And welcome to the wine top talk. I'm your host smelly. Aaron knows our, and I'm so happy that you're here with me today. If we haven't met before, it's lovely to have you here. And if we have welcome back, no, for those of you are new, you should know that I've been a professional Samira for over 20 years now. And it's my passion of my privilege to make learning about wine. Not only fun and easy, but also practical. I want to make sure that you leave every single episode with some real life practical tips that you can use right away to help you find wines. You're going to love and enjoy and share with family and friends. I want you to think of me as your very own practical Somali. And before we get started in today's episode, I do want to call out that if you haven't yet had a chance to check out all the different freebie offers that I have on the website right now, there's some fun things there for you to do that are going to help you grow your wine knowledge. For example, I created a couple of really fun wine bingo sheets that you can print off and use them as a bit of a checklist of wine styles to try through the summer as well as if you are into entertaining. I have a pink. Cocktail guide as well as a Regency era party planning guide. So if you love Bridger tin and beautiful cocktails and appetizers and pairings, then that guide is for you. So be sure to check those out, you're going to find that link in the show notes below. Now let's get started diving into some of the mythical gods and goddesses that I have chosen to cover for you in today's episode. And let's start this journey to the heavens with a God that you've probably heard of before. The Greek God, Diane and I is the God of wine, a pleasure and festivities. Now, Diana wasn't just about wine. He embodied the intoxicating power of the drink and its ability to bring people together in joy and celebration. He was rather civilized in how he promoted the celebration of drink. He was often depicted with a great bite into his hair. And a wine cup in hand. And the third, which is the tall staff, you'll see in many pictures of him that has a pine cone on the top. Now festivals, celebrating. Diana bias. We're recorded as being wild and aesthetic celebrations, full of music dancing. And of course, plenty of wine and food. The story of Dian eyes is that he's more than just about the wine. He's about the celebration of life itself and all of the pleasures that goes along with it. He's definitely about living a good life. Now we're going to move up in time and leave the time of the Greeks, we're going to now move into the times of the Romans. And here we move on from DNI S into the God known as a Bacchus. Now Bacchus is the Roman God of wine, agriculture and fertility. He symbolized not just the pleasures of wine, but also agricultural roots and its role in fertility and growth. Now festivals that celebrated Bacchus. Tick on a bit more of a rowdy flare, if you will, then those that celebrated diagnosis. N we're said to have many times gotten out of control and described as chaotic revelry. Now these festivals celebration, the liberation that wine could bring sometimes good and sometimes bad and allowed people to break free from the ordinary and indulge in the extraordinary. Now the people who worshiped and celebrated back is definitely took on a bit of a dark side, if you will, with many of them being seen as sort of that out of control, rowdy group in society, and where DNIS is seen as something more of a civilized go out of wide back is definitely the Darker side of the celebration of wine. Now Let's travel to ancient Egypt, and this may be a God that you did not know before. And here we are going to be talking about hath or the goddess of love, beauty music, dance, fertility, and drunkenness. Now Hathaway was associated with joy and celebration and wine played a significant role in her worship. She's often depicted with a system, a musical instrument and head dress of cow horns, and a sun disk, which symbolized her nurturing aspect. Hathor was also known as the protector of women though. Men also worshiped her. She has said to have been the daughter of RA and was sometimes called the eye of RA in her role as the sun gods defender. She was also the patron of cosmetics and wearing cosmetics was seen as a form of worship to Hathaway and offerings of mirrors or cosmetic pallets to her were common. So you could definitely say that. As a goddess, Hathor had a connection to the finer things of life in regards to mine and how it brings joy and enhanced celebrations, but also beauty and happiness into people's lives. Now, if we stay in Eden, we can move on to, or Cyrus, the God of the afterlife, agricultural and wine. Cyrus represented the cycle of life and death. The process of fermentation was seen as a metaphor for rebirth and often depicted holding a crook and flail symbols of kingship and fertility. The ancient Egyptians believed that wine was essential for not only the day-to-day living life, but also in the afterlife. And pharaohs were often buried with many jars of wine to ensure that they have plenty of drink on the other side. Next. Let's head to Japan. And here we meet. Inari a beautiful day. T of rice, Sakhi, fertility, and posterity. is associated with Sakhi and rice wine and highlights the cultural significance of this drink in Japan. Now she is often depicted either as a white Fox or companied by foxes. And is a symbol of abundance and fertility now in Japan, Saki is not just a drink, but part of religious and cultural rituals that celebrate prosperity and good fortune. And NARI was seen as a goddess who furthered prosperity and was many times worshiped as the goddess. Of merchants and tradesmen. She is also the painter day. Of sword Smiths and is associated with and entertainers. And the final two gods that I want to share with you in today's episodes, these are both God's coming from the Norse culture and while they're not gods of wine, they are gods of beer and of the harvest. The first God is the God egg year and he is the God of the sea and brewing and was known for Magnificant feasts where ale and Mead flowed freely. Now it said that parties around her. Our celebrations were times of great joy and brought people together in celebration and the final God that I have to share with you again, is a Norse God. And this is Frere and he is the God of fertility prosperity and harvest, and also played a role in the ingredients for meat and beer. Frayer is also the ruler of peace, fertility, rain, and sunshine, and the son of the sea God Norte. And there you have it. A collection of fascinating data, these gods and goddesses from around the world that show us that wine and beer have been celebrated and revered through history each God and God has that I spoke about today can share with us and teach us something unique about the joy, freedom, cultural significance, and the life cycle that wine and beer are a part of. Like all episodes. I hope that I have inspired you to want to learn more and that I've just scratched the surface of, you will have some of the interesting stories of the dailies that are associated with flying through history. So, whether you enjoy Greek Roman, Egyptian, Japanese, or Norse history, there is something for everybody in history books that we can associate with the topic of wine that we all love. Now as always, if you have any questions or comments about today's episode, you can reach me@helloatwinegirlacademy.com. I would love to hear from you can also find me on either Tik, TOK or Instagram at wine girl academy. So feel free to leave a comment there would love to hear from you. And definitely let me know if you've learned about a new God or goddess in today's episode. And if you are new here, it's lovely to have you here. New episodes come out every Tuesday. And if you haven't yet had a chance to take your wine palate personality, which is my signature quiz. You'll find the link in the show notes below, and that's going to help you discover why is it you are going to love and enjoy. On that note, I want to wish you a wonderful week. Cheers to you by now.