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BACCHUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Graeco-Roman deity; Greco-Roman deity (a deity of classical mythology)
Domain category:
antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)
Domain region:
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
capital of Italy; Eternal City; Italian capital; Roma; Rome (capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire)