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In the artistic reenactment during the Paris Olympics inauguration on Friday, July 26, a cast of drag artists, dancers, and other performers dressed in elaborate costumes referencing Greek mythology gathered around a long platform on the Debilly Footbridge. A massive dinner platter was lifted to reveal a blue-skinned, scantily clad Bacchus, portrayed by French actor and singer Philippe Katerine. “First and foremost … [Bacchus] is the god of celebration in Greek mythology and the tableau is called ‘Festivity,’” Olympics ceremony Artistic Director Thomas Jolly said, “He is also the god of wine, which is also one of the jewels of France, and the father of Séquana, the goddess of the river Seine … The idea was to depict a big pagan celebration, linked to the gods of Olympus, and thus the Olympics.”