Dionysus
noun uk/ˌdaɪ.əˈnaɪ.səs/ us/ˌdaɪ.əˈnaɪ.səs/ (also Bacchus, uk/ˈbæk.əs/ us/ˈbɑːk.əs/)
狄俄尼索斯(希腊神话中司掌美酒、庆典和丰产的神)
in Greek mythology (= ancient stories), a god connected with wine, celebration, and fertility (= the growth of crops)
Dionysus urged his Greek worshippers to dance and eat themselves into a state of joy. 狄俄尼索斯鼓励敬拜自己的希腊人跳舞、享用美食,从而进入一种快乐的状态。
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- Dionysus was the last god to arrive in the Greek pantheon.
- The site has yielded many implements associated with wine, as well as with Dionysus, the Greek god of wine.
- The cult of Dionysus quickly became one of the most important in Greece and spread throughout the ancient world.
- In The Bacchae of Euripides, Dionysus disguises himself as a man, then reappears as a god.