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Revenge (See VENGEANCE.) Reward (See PRIZE.) Bacchanalia festival in honor of Bacchus, god of wine. [Rom. Religion: NCE, 203]
scene of Falstaff’s carousals. [Br. Lit.: I Henry IV; II Henry IV] hard-drinking god of festive mirth; whence, comic. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 31] celebrations honoring the wine god, Dionysus. [Gk. Religion: Avery, 399, 404–408; Parrinder, 80] (Rom. Bacchus) god of wine and revelry. [Gk. Myth.: Parrinder, 39] erotically tinged painting of picnic scene. [Fr. Art: Daniel, 102] wandering scholar-poets of satirical Latin verse celebrating sensual pleasure. [Medieval Hist.: NCE, 1105] traditional headdress of Dionysus (Bacchus). [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Jobes, 373] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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