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In one origin story, this Greek deity erected the Temple of Zeus Ammon in Siwa, which he was led to while lost in the desert. When the gods fled to Egypt to escape Typhon, this deity transformed into a goat. Astraeis' troops are (-5[1])massacred by this god's followers in book 13 of an epic poem. (10[2])An Arabian (10[1])king attacks this deity with a poleaxe in book 20 of that epic poem by Nonnus. Hera stirs (10[1])up Thureus' army (10[1])to attack this deity's invasion force near the Hydaspes river. (10[1])Phoenicia is sometimes identified as the place this deity drove king Lycurgus to kill his son. Foreign big cats often featured in the thiasus, or revenue, of this deity, which included thyrsos-wielding followers and satyrs such as Silenus. For 10 points, name this Greek god who reportedly introduced Indians to wine. ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: Dionysus [prompt on Bacchus]
<Lalit Maharjan , Mythology - Greco/Roman>
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