Dionysus was raised by nymphs from "summary" of Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods by Rick Riordan
Dionysus was not raised by his mother, Semele. No, that task fell into the laps of the nymphs. Semele was gone, burned to a crisp by the sight of Zeus in all his godly glory. Poor woman. So, it fell to the nymphs to raise the baby Dionysus. These were not just any nymphs, mind you. No, they were the Hyades, the daughters of the Titan Atlas, and the nurses of the infant god. They took him in, cared for him, and taught him the ways of the world. Quite a job for a bunch of immortal maidens. The Hyades did their best to raise Dionysus right. They fed him on honey and milk, the nectar of the gods. They taught him how to dance and sing, how to make wine and revel in its power. They showed him the beauty of the earth, the secrets hidden in the forests and the mountains. They were his mothers in all but blood, his protectors and his guides. And Dionysus, for his part, loved them dearly. He was a god of love and joy, after all, and the Hyades were his first taste of that sweet nectar. But, as with all things in the world of the gods, there was trouble brewing. Hera, that jealous queen of Olympus, could not stand to see another child of Zeus raised by someone else. She set out to destroy Dionysus, to tear him away from his beloved nymphs and cast him into the wild. And so it was that the young god was taken from his nurses, torn from the only home he had ever known. But Dionysus was not one to be cowed so easily. He fought back, using his powers of wine and madness to drive his captors to distraction. He led them on a merry chase through the mountains and the valleys, through the forests and the seas. And in the end, he emerged victorious, free once more to roam the world as he pleased. And though he would never forget the Hyades, the nymphs who had raised him with such love and care, he knew that his destiny lay elsewhere. With the mortals, the wine-drinkers and the revelers, the madmen and the poets. With those who could truly appreciate the gifts he had to offer.
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