Bacchus Bacchus means “to shout” and pronounced as BAK-ahs. Bacchus was another name for the Greek god Dionysos, and it was also the name that the Romans commonly used for him. Balthasar Balthasar means “God protects the king” and pronounced as BAEL-THaaZaaR. Balthasar was one of the...
Dionysius isn’t a widely used name — it’s unique. However, if you want an alternative, the Roman equivalent is Bacchus, which resembles Marcus in some ways. 14. Endymion Endymion was a handsome figure from Greek mythology. He dwelled in the Elis region, where he was believed to be ki...
The son of Jupiter (equivalent to Zeus but in Roman mythology), Bacchus is the god of agriculture, trees, and wine. Bacchus is also known as the god of drama, revelry, and fertility. Basil Origin: Greek Meaning: A brave and royal man, like a king Variations/Synonyms: Bazil, Basel, Ba...
At noon the old god came out of the sea as well, and found the sleek seals already there; he began to pass down the whole line of them, counting them, and among his flock he counted ourselves first of all, never guessing that treachery was afoot; after this, he himself lay down. T...
Bacchus:SeeDionysus. Bellerophon:Corinthian hero; killed Chimera with aid of Pegasus; tried to reach Olympus on Pegasus and was thrown to his death. Bellona:Roman goddess of war. Boreas:One of severalWinds. Briareus:Monster of hundred hands; son of Uranus and Gaea. ...
: "[Seilenos (Silenus)] great nurse of Bakkhos (Bacchus) . . . surrounded by the nurses [of Dionysos] young and fair, Naiades and Bakkhai (Bacchae) who ivy bear, with all thy Satyroi (Satyrs) . . . Daimones wild-formed."
Dionysus (Bacchus) – Greek God of Wine and Grape Harvest Hades (Pluto) – Greek God of Underworld Hephaestus (Vulcan) – Greek God of Fire and Volcanoes Hera (Juno) – Greek Goddess – Queen of the Gods Hermes (Mercury) – Greek God of Transitions and Boundaries ...
The scariest stories are about what happens to people who resist Dionysus and his ecstatic bands of worshippers — usually female, called Bacchae or Bacchants, after his name in Roman literature, Bacchus — when they come to town spreading the god's special ritual practices. "The Athenian drama...
Bacchus:SeeDionysus. Bellerophon:Corinthian hero; killed Chimera with aid of Pegasus; tried to reach Olympus on Pegasus and was thrown to his death. Bellona:Roman goddess of war. Boreas:One of severalWinds. Briareus:Monster of hundred hands; son of Uranus and Gaea. ...
a nocturnal and riotous procession of half-drunken and frolicsome fellows who after supper parade through the streets with torches and music in honor of Bacchus or some other deity, and sing and play before the houses of their male and female friends; hence, used generally, offeasts and drinki...