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In 2014, Dionysus was featured in Smite as a playable god under his Roman Bacchus name. In 2018, Dionysus was featured in Hades, an indie action dungeon crawler video game developed and published by Supergiant Games. All of his boons and powers are based on his key traits from his Mythos, focusing on alcohol-related abilities and negative ...
Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Saint Dionysius . The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is sometimes said to be derived from the Greek Dios (Διός, "of Zeus") and Nysos or Nysa (Νῦσα), where the young god was raised.
Key: The names of the generally accepted Olympians [11] are given in bold font. Key: The names of groups of gods or other mythological beings are given in italic font. Key: The names of the Titans have a green background. Key: Dotted lines show a marriage or affair. Key: Solid lines show children.
The Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility, and their equivalent of the Greek god Dionysus, the name Bacchus being another name used by the Romans for Dionysus. Hercules: son of Jupiter and Alcmene, the Roman equivalent of the Greek Heracles. Romulus and Remus: twin sons of Mars and Rhea Silvia, co-founders of Rome. Turnus: son of Venilia
Etymologically it is a nominalized adjective formed with a -ios suffix from the stem Dionys- of the name of the Greek god, Dionysus, [1] parallel to Apollon-ios from Apollon, with meanings of Dionysos' and Apollo's, etc. The exact beliefs attendant on the original assignment of such names remain unknown.
Bacchus, Roman name for Dionysus; Cardea, goddess of health, thresholds, and door hinges and handles; Diana, as Diana Trivia she serves as the goddess of three-way crossroads and the underworld; often equated with the Greek Hecate; Forculus, Lima, and Limentinus, minor deities of thresholds or doorways; see indigitamenta; Hercules
Paris Olympics organizers issued an apology on Sunday after a scene depicting the Greek god Dionysus drew criticism for allegedly mocking Leonardo da Vinci's painting “The Last Supper,” which ...
Bacchus, god of wine, sensual pleasures, and truth, originally a cult title for the Greek Dionysus and identified with the Roman Liber. Bellona or Duellona , war goddess. Bona Dea , the "women's goddess" [ 22 ] with functions pertaining to fertility, healing, and chastity.