Dionysus

English

Dionysus

Alternative forms

Dionysos

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Dionysus

(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

Translations

Greek god of wine

Ancient Greek: Διόνυσος m (Diónusos)
Armenian: Դիոնիսոս (hy) (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
Korean: 디오니소스 (ko) (dionisoseu)
Portuguese: Dionísio (pt) m, Dioniso m
Russian: Диони́с (ru) m (Dionís)
Spanish: Dioniso (es)
Swahili: Dioniso

See also

Bacchus

Further reading

Dionysus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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