Definition of
Bacchus
- (noun, person) (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
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Origin of the word Bacchus
- Gk. god of wine and revelry, late 15c., from L. Bacchus, from Gk. Bakkhos, perhaps related to L. bacca "berry, olive-berry, bead, pearl." Perhaps originally a Thracian fertility god. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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