Summary: Bacchus is the Roman God of wine.
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names:
Roman/Latin name: Bacchus
Greek name: Dionysus
(NOTE: In addition to native variations by locality or over time, there are often several possible transliterations into the Roman alphabet used for English.)
basic information:
Bacchus: Roman God of wine and barley
Bacchus’ relations:
Considered by the Romans to be the same God as the Greek Dionysus.
magickal information and correspondences:
Sacred candle color: purple
herbs associated with Bacchus:
- grape (and wine)
holy days
Lenaia of Dionysus: Greek holy day. Celebrated on January 3rd.
other:
Bacchus — Roman name for the Greek god Dionysos, he was the orgiastic deity of bacchanalia, the religious wine festivals held throughout the empire. Satyr plays portraying the regenerative powers of Bacchus/Dionysos gave rise to Greek drama. His phallic staff (thyrsus) crowned by a pine cone represents the human faculties of wisdom and inspiration. His mount Scorpio was the zodiacal sign ascendant during the time of harvest equinox and probably symbolizes Osiris, the original god of barley brewing and ecstatic intoxication. Standing Bacchus, from the Vatican Museum, carries grape clusters in his panther skin cloak. Note his ram companions and ribald expression. —picture and text © 1996 JBL Statues (now called Sacred Source), original text created by Tom Laudeman
religious title certificate
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external links:
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