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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.DionysusDionysus - (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
n → Dionysos m


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Far greater, we think, than the charm of poems strictly classic in interest, such as the "Praise of Dionysus," exquisite as that is, is the charm of those pieces in which, so to speak, he transforms, by a kind of colour-change, classic forms and associations into those--say
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
He showed him the theatre of Dionysus and explained in what order the people sat, and how beyond they could see the blue Aegean.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
And he renewed the flame of his lance with a gesture which made one think of Dionysus of Crete.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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