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Dionysus
[dahy-uh-nahy-suhs]
noun
the god of fertility, wine, and drama; Bacchus.
Dionysus
/ ˌ岹ɪəˈԲɪə /
noun
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
Dionysus
The Greek name for Bacchus, the Greek and Roman god of wine and revelry.
Example Sentences
It depicts Dionysus journeying to Hades to retrieve a poet who can help Athens in crisis, culminating in a contest between Aeschylus and Euripides.
Orpheus is helped along the way by Dionysus, who likes humans and has decided that this is the project he needs to improve his own life.
"Last Week Tonight" played a clip of Trump's response to the opening ceremony which was an homage to the Greek mythology and Feast of Dionysus.
Conservatives say a scene from the opening ceremony is a dig at Christianity and “The Last Supper,” but Olympics officials say it was a depiction of the Greek god Dionysus.
Also, to clear up the confusion with the performance, Sweetin explained in her Instagram story the history of the feast of Dionysus.
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