Definitions for BACCHUS
ˈbæk əsbac·chus

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1. Bacchusnoun

   (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus

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1. Bacchusnoun

   The Roman name for Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.

2. Etymology: From the Bacchus, from the.

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1. Bacchus

   In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; Ancient Greek: Διόνυσος Dionysos) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre. The Romans called him Bacchus ( or ; Ancient Greek: Βάκχος Bacchos) for a frenzy he is said to induce called baccheia. As Dionysus Eleutherios ("the liberator"), his wine, music, and ecstatic dance free his followers from self-conscious fear and care, and subvert the oppressive restraints of the powerful. His thyrsus, a fennel-stem sceptre, sometimes wound with ivy and dripping with honey, is both a beneficent wand and a weapon used to destroy those who oppose his cult and the freedoms he represents. Those who partake of his mysteries are believed to become possessed and empowered by the god himself.His origins are uncertain, and his cults took many forms; some are described by ancient sources as Thracian, others as Greek. In Orphic religion, he was variously a son of Zeus and Persephone; a chthonic or underworld aspect of Zeus; or the twice-born son of Zeus and the mortal Semele. The Eleusinian Mysteries identify him with Iacchus, the son or husband of Demeter. Most accounts say he was born in Thrace, traveled abroad, and arrived in Greece as a foreigner. His attribute of "foreignness" as an arriving outsider-god may be inherent and essential to his cults, as he is a god of epiphany, sometimes called "the god that comes".Wine was a religious focus in the cult of Dionysus and was his earthly incarnation. Wine could ease suffering, bring joy, and inspire divine madness. Festivals of Dionysus included the performance of sacred dramas enacting his myths, the initial driving force behind the development of theatre in Western culture. The cult of Dionysus is also a "cult of the souls"; his maenads feed the dead through blood-offerings, and he acts as a divine communicant between the living and the dead. He is sometimes categorised as a dying-and-rising god.Romans identified Bacchus with their own Liber Pater, the "Free Father" of the Liberalia festival, patron of viniculture, wine and male fertility, and guardian of the traditions, rituals and freedoms attached to coming of age and citizenship, but the Roman state treated independent, popular festivals of Bacchus (Bacchanalia) as subversive, partly because their free mixing of classes and genders transgressed traditional social and moral constraints. Celebration of the Bacchanalia was made a capital offence, except in the toned-down forms and greatly diminished congregations approved and supervised by the State. Festivals of Bacchus were merged with those of Liber and Dionysus.

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1. bacchus

   Bacchus is the name the Romans gave to the Greek god Dionysus, who was the deity of the vine, grape harvest, winemaking, wine, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre in ancient Greek religion and myth. Bacchus is often portrayed in art as being slightly effeminate, and always merry. He is also known as the Liberator, freeing one from one's normal self through, intoxication, music, or dance.

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1. Bacchusnoun

   the god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele

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1. Bacchus

   Bacchus is a comics character created by Eddie Campbell and based upon the Roman god of wine and revelry, known to the Greeks as Dionysus.

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1. Bacchus

   (Bac′chus), the god of wine, was the son of Jupiter and Semele. He is said to have married Ariadne, daughter of Minos, King of Crete, after she was deserted by Theseus. The most distinguished of his children is Hymen, the god of marriage. Bacchus is sometimes referred to under the names of Dionysius, Biformis, Brisaeus, Iacchus, Lenaeus, Lyceus, Liber, and Liber Pater, the symbol of liberty. The god of wine is usually represented as crowned with vine and ivy leaves. In his left hand is a thyrsus, a kind of javelin, having a fir cone for the head, and being encircled with ivy or vine. His chariot is drawn by lions, tigers, or panthers.

   “Jolly Bacchus, god of pleasure, Charmed the world with drink and dances.” (T. Parnell, 1700.)

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1. Bacchus

   Patron saint of most men benefactor, a jolly good fellow, and the founder of the "morning after" feeling. Studied vine raising when a young man. Discovered that grapes were not intended for a food. Invented the greatest pleasure and pain giver the world has ever seen. Became a traveler. Introduced ale and stout in England, whiskey in Scotland, everything in Ireland, cocktails and patent medicines in the United States, beer in Germany, champagne in France, absinthe in France, and vodka in Russia. Career: Magnificent. Recreation: Paris. Address: Greece. Clubs: All, except W. C. T. U. Epitaph: He Will Live In The Throats Of His Countrymen.

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1. BACCHUS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bacchus is ranked #9747 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bacchus surname appeared 3,325 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bacchus.
   
   44.5% or 1,482 total occurrences were Black.
   24% or 800 total occurrences were Asian.
   21% or 699 total occurrences were White.
   6.4% or 215 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.6% or 88 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 41 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Greco-Roman Deity
   • Antiquity

How to pronounce BACCHUS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BACCHUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BACCHUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of BACCHUS in a Sentence

1. Leatrice Eiseman:

   This belief started in ancient times, as it was seen as the color reflective of love, both earthly and heavenly. Greek muses wore orange, as did Bacchus, the pagan Roman god, in general terms, a color ascribed to a god perpetuated the hope and belief of immortality.

2. Thomas Fuller:

   Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BACCHUS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bacchus
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacchus
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BACCHUS
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BACCHUS
7. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=BACCHUS
8. ^ Who Was Who?
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=BACCHUS
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html