Dionysus

or Di·o·ny·sos

[ dahy-uh-nahy-suh s ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈnaɪ səs /

noun Classical Mythology.

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

Example sentences from the Web for dionysus

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

Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us |Ann Wroe |May 31, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
His killers were women devotees of the old, displaced cult of Dionysus, who tore him apart.

Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us |Ann Wroe |May 31, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She cheated on her husband Hephaestus with Ares, Hermes, and Dionysus.

‘Aphrodite and the Gods of Love’: Museum Exhibit Gets Visitors in the Mood for Valentine's Day |Lizzie Crocker |February 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
It may be true that "the great religious movement" connected with Dionysus "spread over Greece apparently in the seventh century."

The World of Homer |Andrew Lang

In the chorus sung in honour of Dionysus the ancient Greek drama had its birth.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 |Various
Rather, perhaps, because he is in no haste to resign his little brother Dionysus to their hands for education.

The Near East |Robert Hichens
And these fell mad, as Hesiod states, because they would not receive the rites of Dionysus.

Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica |Homer and Hesiod
As in the ancient revels of Dionysus, old Nectaire bestrode his ass.

The Revolt of the Angels |Anatole France

British Dictionary definitions for dionysus

Dionysus

Dionysos

/ (ˌdaɪəˈnaɪsəs) /

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

Cultural definitions for dionysus

Dionysus

[ (deye-uh-neye-suhs, deye-uh-nee-suhs) ]

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

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Dionysus

or Di·o·ny·sos

noun Classical Mythology.

Example sentences from the Web for dionysus

British Dictionary definitions for dionysus

Dionysos

noun

Cultural definitions for dionysus