Dionysus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".

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Dionysus Dionysos

Via Latin Dionȳsus, from Ancient Greek Διόνῡσος (Diónūsos).

Dennis Bacchus

Dionysiac

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