Comus

or Ko·mos

[ koh-muhs ]

noun

1. an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.

Comus

/ ˈkəʊməs /

noun

1. (in late Roman mythology) a god of revelry

Word History and Origins

Origin of Comus¹

< Latin < Greek kômos revel; akin to comedy

Word History and Origins

Origin of Comus¹

C17: from Latin, from Greek kōmos a revel

Example Sentences

The Comus and the Samson Agonistes are works which, though of very different merit, offer some marked points of resemblance.

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Milton attended in the Comus to the distinction which he afterward neglected in the Samson.

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Nor are all his poems equal: his Paradise Lost, his Comus, and a few others, shine out amidst some flat and insipid compositions.

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Here in this dark grove dwells Comus, an evil spirit, who loves not the good.

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Comus enjoys seeing his victims act like wild and foolish animals or the forest.

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