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| Bacchus |
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God of wine
Son of Jupiter | Greek name: | Dionysos |
Bacchus was the god of wine. He was accompanied by Maenads, or wild dancing women.
There is a wonderful description of a Bacchanalia, or feast in honour of Bacchus, in Prince Caspian, one of the Narnia books, by C.S.Lewis.
Bacchus was also the god of the theatre, since the first plays in Greece were performed in his honour. There were tragedies, serious stories about heroes and gods, and comedies, which laughed at politicians and were often very rude!