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Dionysus

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Di⋅o⋅ny⋅sus

  [dahy-uh-nahy-suhs]
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–noun Classical Mythology.
the god of fertility, wine, and drama; Bacchus.
Also, Di⋅o⋅ny⋅sos.
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Di·o·ny·sus   (dī'ə-nī'səs, -nē'-)   
n.   Greek & Roman Mythology
The god of wine and of an orgiastic religion celebrating the power and fertility of nature. Also called Bacchus.

[Latin Dionȳsus, from Greek Dionūsos.]
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