Dionysus and God Genisi Every individual has their own vision of divine power. It seems like every different culture looks at their higher being differently. Texts and myths are used by every culture to explain its god or gods or even its goddesses. Genesis, from the Bible, shows the many characteristics of the Christian God, as does Euripides' Bacchae of Dionysus. The two separate Gods are shown to illustrate very similar human characteristics; however, they differ in their divine attributes and their effect on how women are viewed in today's society. The Christian God, as described in Genesis, possesses some common human characteristics. The Greek god of all things emotional, Dionysus, is depicted in the Bacchae as experiencing the same emotions as humans. Both Gods portray a very common human emotion: need. The God of Genesis wants to be the only God people believe in; he is in need of receiving recognition that he is the only God. Dionysus has a very similar conflict. The entire work is about Dionysus testing the Theban women in their sincere devotion and faith towards him. While Dionysus struggles to be recognized as a true God, the Christian God fights to be recognized as the only God. Both Gods possess this very human emotion that we call need; both are desperately seeking recognition and acceptance. Another human emotion that can be found in both Gods is authority and anger. The biblical God severely punishes Adam and Eve when they eat from the Tree of Forbidden Fruit. He uses his holy authority and sends them out of Heaven. Dionysus portrays that same angry emotion; he gets angry so easily when someone refuses to believe in him. Need and anger are very human emotions that the Christian God and Dionysus experience. The attributes and power that each God possesses constitute a major difference between the representation of the God in Genesis and the Dionysus of the Bacchae. Genesis tells the story of how God created the earth and how he created animals, man, and woman. It is proven that this God has the power to do anything in his will. He is the one true God. Dionysus does not possess that kind of power.