Dionysus

[dahy-uh-nahy-suhs]

Di·o·ny·sus

[dahy-uh-nahy-suhs]
noun Classical Mythology.
the god of fertility, wine, and drama; Bacchus.
Also, Di·o·ny·sos.
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Dionysus is always a great word to know.
So is Trojan horse. Does it mean:
one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for lasciviousness
a gigantic hollow wooden horse; when the Trojans took it into Troy, Greek soldiers hidden within it opened the gates to the Greek army and conquered the city
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Dionysus or Dionysos (ˌdaɪəˈnaɪsəs)
 
n
the Greek god of wine, fruitfulness, and vegetation, worshipped in orgiastic rites. He was also known as the bestower of ecstasy and god of the drama, and identified with Bacchus
 
Dionysos or Dionysos
 
n

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Dionysus [(deye-uh-neye-suhs, deye-uh-nee-suhs)]

The Greek name for Bacchus, the Greek and Roman god of wine and revelry.

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