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Look up: dionysus

  1. Dionysus
    Dionysus was a Greek god of happiness. He was also called Bacchus and Iacchus.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Dionysus
    [n] - (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Dionysus
    In Greek mythology, the god of wine, mystic ecstasy, and orgiastic excess; son of princess Semele and Zeus. In his original savage form he was attended by satyrs, lustful, drunken creatures; and...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  4. Dionysus
    noun (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
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  5. Dionysus
    `Dionysus` or `Dionysos` , is the Thracian god of wine and a major figure from Greek mythology. He represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficial influences. He was also known as `Bacchus` and the frenzy he induces, `bakcheia`. `Bacchus` is `manifestly non-Greek,` Burkert asserts (1985:163). He is the patron deity of agriculture and the theatre. He was also known as the Liberator (`Eleutherios`), freeing ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus

  6. Dionysus
    in Greco-Roman religion, a nature god of fruitfulness and vegetation, especially known as a god of wine and ecstasy. The occurrence of his name on a ... [38 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/51

  7. Dionysus
    Dionysus is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `Mounta In of Zeus` Where is it used? The name Dionysus is mainly used In Roman Mythology.How do they say it elsewhere? Dionysos ( In Greek Mythology) The name Dionysus doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Dionysus seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Dion

  8. Dionysus
    Dionysus (dīunī'sus) , in Greek religion and mythology, god of fertility and wine. Legends concerning him are profuse and contradictory. However, he was one of the most important gods of the Greeks and was associated with various religious cults. He was probably in origin a Thracian ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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