Dionysus

English

Dionysus

Alternative forms

• Dionysos

Etymology

Via Latin Dionysus, from Ancient Greek Διόνυσος (Diónusos).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /daɪəˈnaɪsəs/, /daɪəˈnaɪsɪs/

Proper noun

Dionysus

1. (Greek mythology) The god of wine, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".

Derived terms

• Dionysiac

See also

• Bacchus

Translations

Greek god of wine

• Ancient Greek: Διόνυσος m (Diónusos)
• Armenian: Դիոնիսոս (Dionisos)
• Catalan: Dionís m
• Cherokee: ᏓᏲᏂᏌ (Dayonisa)
• Czech: Dionýsos m
• Esperanto: Dionizo
• Finnish: Dionysos (fi)
• French: Dionysos (fr) m

• Galician: Dioniso
• Irish: Diníseas m
• Italian: Dioniso
• Portuguese: Dionísio (pt) m, Dioniso m
• Russian: Диони́с (ru) m (Dionís)
• Spanish: Dioniso (es)
• Swahili: Dioniso

Further reading

• Dionysus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia