Comus

American  

[koh-muhs] / ˈkoʊ məs /

Or Komos

noun

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

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Comus British  

/ ˈkəʊməs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Comus

< Latin < Greek kômos revel; akin to comedy

Example Sentences

The wreck occurred near the intersection of Route 355 and Comus Road in Clarksburg, police said.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2016

In 1917, for example, the Comus Soda Fountain on Common Street and St. Charles Avenue advertised an oyster sandwich for 10 cents.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2016

After a spell in the progressive rock outfit Comus, she joined the avant garde band Henry Cow, whose output mixed jazz, prog rock and classical music, much of it improvised.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2013

The Comus Club affair that night drove home the message that we need as many celebrations as we can fit into a lifetime.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2012

At any rate, Comus is in Italy; and if we once get there, it will go far with me if I don't see the Pope.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Lever, Charles James