bacchus [BAK uhs] (Greek > Latin: an ancient Greek and Roman god of wine and revelry; earlier called Dionysus by the Greeks).Related words include:
Bacchae [BAK ee], Greek myth, women companions of Bacchus; priestesses of Bacchus; the women who took part in the Bacchanalia [bak" uh NAYL yuh] which was an ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus; by extension, a drunken party, orgy.
|