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== Cultural significance ==

Wine occupied a central place in Greek social and religious life. The symposium, a formalised drinking gathering, combined wine with intellectual discourse, poetry, and music.<ref>Phillips, ''A Short History of Wine'', 2000, p. 35.</ref> Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy, was a central figure in Greek religion and myth, with festivals such as the Dionysia celebrating his cult through ritual drinking and theatre.<ref>Dalby, ''Siren Feasts'', 1996, pp. 83–85.</ref>

Wine occupied a central place in Greek social and religious life. The symposium, a formalised drinking gathering, combined wine with intellectual discourse, poetry, and music.<ref>Phillips, ''A Short History of Wine'', 2000, p. 35.</ref> [[Dionysus]], the god of wine and ecstasy, was a central figure in Greek religion and myth, with festivals such as the Dionysia celebrating his cult through ritual drinking and theatre.<ref>Dalby, ''Siren Feasts'', 1996, pp. 83–85.</ref>

Wine was also a marker of cultural identity: diluted wine symbolised moderation and civilisation, in contrast to the perceived excesses of “barbarian” drinking customs. The Greek traditions of viticulture and symposium were later absorbed and adapted by the [[Roman Era|Romans]], ensuring their continuity into the wider Mediterranean world.<ref>Unwin, ''Wine and the Vine'', 1991, p. 121.</ref>

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 == Cultural significance ==
-Wine occupied a central place in Greek social and religious life. The symposium, a formalised drinking gathering, combined wine with intellectual discourse, poetry, and music.<ref>Phillips, ''A Short History of Wine'', 2000, p. 35.</ref> Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy, was a central figure in Greek religion and myth, with festivals such as the Dionysia celebrating his cult through ritual drinking and theatre.<ref>Dalby, ''Siren Feasts'', 1996, pp. 83–85.</ref>
+Wine occupied a central place in Greek social and religious life. The symposium, a formalised drinking gathering, combined wine with intellectual discourse, poetry, and music.<ref>Phillips, ''A Short History of Wine'', 2000, p. 35.</ref> [[Dionysus]], the god of wine and ecstasy, was a central figure in Greek religion and myth, with festivals such as the Dionysia celebrating his cult through ritual drinking and theatre.<ref>Dalby, ''Siren Feasts'', 1996, pp. 83–85.</ref>
 Wine was also a marker of cultural identity: diluted wine symbolised moderation and civilisation, in contrast to the perceived excesses of “barbarian” drinking customs. The Greek traditions of viticulture and symposium were later absorbed and adapted by the [[Roman Era|Romans]], ensuring their continuity into the wider Mediterranean world.<ref>Unwin, ''Wine and the Vine'', 1991, p. 121.</ref>