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noun(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
Definition that contains bacchus
- dionysus (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
- satyr one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
- dionysia an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
- bacchanalia an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
- bacchanal a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
- forest god one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
- bacchante (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
- bacchant a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
- silenus the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey
- bacchant (classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus