Episode Notes: The Festival of Dionysis

Continuity Errata
-- King Iphicles, the ruler of Meliad, should not be confused with Iphicles, Hercules' half-brother.
-- Tiresias' canine traveling companion is gone.

Some Things Stay the Same
-- Tiresias, portrayed again by Norman Forsey, returns to predict more woe.
-- This episode sees the first appearance of Ares.

Actors and Actresses
-- Norman Forsey portrays the blind seer Tiresias.
-- Clarin and Clitus, the twin satyrs, are portrayed by Darren and Daniel Warren. The brothers also portrayed guards in Hercules and the Lost Kingdom, appearing repeatedly as several identical brothers.
-- Warren Carl, who portrays the nasty Pentheus, was the dialogue coach for the New Zealand actors.

Silly Stuff
-- Meliad is the first kingdom to enjoy coffee, a delicacy imported from the East.

Mythological Connections
-- Dionysis, also known as Bacchus, was the god of wine. He was known for his revels (from which the word 'Dionysian' is now used to describe wild carryings-on). Satyrs and nymphs are often associated with these revels, also called Bacchanals.
-- Ares, the God of War, was one of Hercules' many godly brethren and the only son of Zeus and Hera.