Bacchus

[ bak-uh s ]

/ ˈbæk əs /

the god of wine; Dionysus.

Origin of Bacchus

< Latin < Greek Bákkhos

I guess we know how Bacchus kept his title as the god of wine and intoxication.

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Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees was named King of the Bacchus Krewe at this year's Mardi Gras.

Kings of Mardi Gras |The Daily Beast |February 16, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Bacchus told of some ancient race that had introduced the vine into Europe and Africa.

Caesar's Column |Ignatius Donnelly
Biformis (Bi′formis), a name of Bacchus, because he was accounted both bearded and beardless.

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Bacchus condemns them as "warblers of the grove; poor, puny wretches!"

Is Polite Society Polite? |Julia Ward Howe
Sergius and Bacchus, virtually a part of it, was placed at the disposal of Latin priests.

Constantinople painted by Warwick Goble |Alexander Van Millingen
The church itself is built over the site of an ancient temple of Bacchus.

The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. |E. Rameur

Bacchus

/ (ˈbækəs) /

(in ancient Greece and Rome) a god of wine and giver of ecstasy, identified with Dionysus

C15: from Latin, from Greek Bakkhos; related to Latin bāca small round fruit, berry

Bacchus

[ (bak-uhs) ]

The Greek and Roman god of wine and revelry. He is also known by the Greek name Dionysus.

In painting, Bacchus is often depicted eating a bunch of grapes and surrounded by satyrs.

A “bacchanalian” party or feast is marked by unrestrained drunkenness. The name recalls a Roman festival called Bacchanalia.