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, ivy and grapes, 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

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

Irish: Diníseas m
Italian: Dioniso
Japanese: ディオニューソス
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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