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Dionysus
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Di·o·ny·sus  (d-nss, -n-)
n. Greek & Roman Mythology
The god of wine and of an orgiastic religion celebrating the power and fertility of nature. Also called Bacchus.
[Latin Dionsus, from Greek Dionsos.]
Dionysus, Dionysos [ˌdaɪəˈnaɪsəs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the Greek god of wine, fruitfulness, and vegetation, worshipped in orgiastic rites. He was also known as the bestower of ecstasy and god of the drama, and identified with Bacchus
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Noun1.Dionysus - (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and dramaDionysus - (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
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Dionysus
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Firebreaks in the forest on Mount Penteli, the last barrier to the capital, failed to hold the flames late Saturday, and the fire crossed into the northeastern Athens suburbs of Dionysos, Stamata and Rodopoli.
Wildfires rage near Athens for third day by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Our house was spared yesterday but today the fire returned," said Theofania Kassimati, a 53-year-old resident of the eastern residential suburb of Dionysos, who was forced to flee.
Thousands flee as wildfire rages in Greece by Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia)
Close to Paphos harbour the house of Dionysos, a containing some of the preserved mosaics in Mediterranean area, were discovered by a ploughing his field.
GODDESSES AREN'T ONLY FOUND ON BEACH IN PAPHOS by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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