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People of Nysa

 * copied from Nysa (mythology)-- When Alexander the Great arrived at the city of Nysa, representatives of the city met and told him not to capture the city and the land because the god Dionysus had founded the city, and he named it Nysa, after the nymph.
 * copied from Nysa (mythology)-- During the Hellenistic period, "Nysa" was personified as Dionysus' nursemaid, and she was said to be buried at the town of Scythopolis (Beit She'an) in Israel, which claimed Dionysus as its founder.
 * Dionysus has been coined the "masked god," "wine god," and "god of theater" due to his androgynous appearance and ability to hide his true self under facades and enthusiasm. Many Greek stories believe Dionysus to be the son of Zeus, separated and placed in the care of Nysa nymphs in an attempt to protect him from Hera's anger towards Zeus. The nymphs raised him on Nysa until he left for Greece to collect a cult of misfits and those looking for an escape from societal expectations.
 * Lycurgus wished to persecute Dionysus for spreading his cult on Mount Nysa, forcing Dionysus and his followers to jump into the sea and shelter with Thetis. Lycurgus's actions inspired Dionysus and the Nysa nymphs to curse him to madness, which resulted in him murdering his son.