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Look up: bacchus

  1. Bacchus
    Bacchus was another name for Dionysus.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Bacchus
    [n] - (in ancient Greece and Rome) god of wine
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Bacchus
    In Greek and Roman mythology, the god of fertility (see Dionysus) and of wine; his rites (the Bacchanalia) were orgiastic. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  4. Bacchus
    Bac'chus noun [ Latin , from Greek Ba`kchos .] (Myth.) The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/2

  5. bacchus
    The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele. ... Origin: L, fr. Gr. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. Bacchus
    noun (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. Bacchus
    `Bacchus` may refer to: * Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and intoxication, known as Bacchus to Romans * Saint Bacchus, Christian martyr, companion to Saint Sergius * 2063 Bacchus, asteroid * Bacchus (grape), white wine grape is grown in Germany and England * Bacchus (comics), created by Eddie Campbell * Bacchus (Marvel Comics), a group of Amazon villains in the Marvel Comics comic book X-Men. * Bacchus-F, energy drink from South Korea. * Krewe ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacchus

  8. Bacchus
    • (n.) The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. Bacchus
    (from the article `Western sculpture`) ...fled to Bologna; there he executed three figures for the tomb of S. Domenico and saw the powerful reliefs of Jacopo della Quercia (see ... ...of other factors, such as the specific functions of works or the stimulating creations of other artists. This is the case with Michelangelo`s ... [2 re...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/2

  10. Bacchus
    (from the article `Sansovino, Jacopo`) ...while employed by Pope Julius II in the restoration of ancient statues. Back in Florence he carved the statue of `St. James the Elder` (1511–18; ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/2

  11. Bacchus
    Bacchus 1. The god of wine; hence, wine, intoxicating liquor. 2. A 'child of Bacchus' is a name that refers to someone who drinks to excess; a drunkard. 3. A classical god of wine: in Greek and Roman mythology, the god of wine, identified with the Greek god Dionysus and the Roman god Liber. He was worshiped with orgiastic and ecstatic rites. From Greek B...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  12. Bacchus
    Bacchus (băk'us) , in Roman religion and mythology, god of wine; in Greek mythology, Dionysus. Dionysus was also the god of tillage and law giving. He was worshiped at Delphi and at the spring festival, the Great Dionysia. In Rome, the mysteries of his cult were closely guarded, and he was...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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