Dionysus

or Di·o·ny·sos

[ dahy-uh-nahy-suhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. the god of fertility, wine, and drama; Bacchus.

Dionysus

/ ˌdaɪəˈnaɪsəs /

noun

1. 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

1. The Greek name for Bacchus , the Greek and Roman god of wine and revelry.

Example Sentences

Traditionally, Orpheus was first a priest of Dionysus and then a priest of Apollo; he linked the cults within himself.

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His killers were women devotees of the old, displaced cult of Dionysus, who tore him apart.

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She cheated on her husband Hephaestus with Ares, Hermes, and Dionysus.

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Thus, Aphrodite was celebrated with lascivious dances, and Dionysus with drunken revels.

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Zelphine and I have decided that we will never acknowledge this to be a Dionysus or anything less poetic than the Narcissus.

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Dionysus couldn't be touched by anyone except those authorized to do so—the seven girls and the Priests.

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They were dipping in busily with their own goblets—a good deal smaller than the two-gallon crystal one for Dionysus himself.

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After all, an ordinary girl couldn't be expected to keep up with Dionysus during a revel, could she?

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