Bacchus
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| + | "With the [[Bacchus|Bacchic]] [[comus]], which turned a noisy [[feast|festal]] [[banquet]] into a [[boisterous]] procession of [[revelry|reveller]]s, a custom was from the earliest times connected, which was the first cause of the origin of [[comedy]]. The symbol of the productive power of nature was carried about by this band of revellers, and a wild, jovial song was recited in honour of the god in whom dwells this power of nature, namely, Bacchus himself, or one of his companions. Such [[phallophoria|phallophoric]] or [[ithyphallic]] songs were customary in various regions of [[Greece]]."--''[[History of the Literature of Ancient Greece]]'' (1841) by Karl Otfried Müller | ||
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| + | [[Image:Bacchanalia by Leveque.jpg|200px|thumb|''[[Bacchanalia]]'' by [[Auguste (Maurice François Giuslain) Léveque]] <br> The Bacchanalia were traditionally held on [[March 16]] and [[March 17]]]] | ||
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| - | * [[Dionysus]], the Greek god of wine and intoxication, known as Bacchus to Romans | + | [[Bacchus]], the [[Roman god]] of [[wine]] and [[intoxication]], known as [[Dionysus]] to [[Greek]]s. |
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| + | The adjective '''bacchic''' means relating to [[Bacchus]]; hence, [[jovial]], or [[riotous]],with [[intoxication]]. | ||
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| + | ==In art== | ||
| + | * [[Bacchus (Leonardo)]], painting of [[John the Baptist]] | ||
| + | * [[Bacchus (Michelangelo)]], marble sculpture depicting Bacchus in an inebriated state | ||
| + | * [[Bacchus and Ariadne]], an oil painting by [[Titian]] | ||
| + | * [[Bacchus and Ariadne (ballet)|Bacchus and Ariadne]], a [[ballet]] by [[Albert Roussel]] | ||
| + | * [[Bacchus (Caravaggio)]], a painting held in the [[Uffizi Gallery]], Florence | ||
| + | * [[Young Sick Bacchus]], an early self-portrait by [[Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio]], now in the [[Galleria Borghese]] in Rome | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Roman mythology]] | ||
| + | *[[Bacchanalia]] | ||
| + | *''[[The Bacchae]]'' | ||
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"With the Bacchic comus, which turned a noisy festal banquet into a boisterous procession of revellers, a custom was from the earliest times connected, which was the first cause of the origin of comedy. The symbol of the productive power of nature was carried about by this band of revellers, and a wild, jovial song was recited in honour of the god in whom dwells this power of nature, namely, Bacchus himself, or one of his companions. Such phallophoric or ithyphallic songs were customary in various regions of Greece."--History of the Literature of Ancient Greece (1841) by Karl Otfried Müller |
The Bacchanalia were traditionally held on March 16 and March 17
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Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and intoxication, known as Dionysus to Greeks.
The adjective bacchic means relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous,with intoxication.
In art
- Bacchus (Leonardo), painting of John the Baptist
- Bacchus (Michelangelo), marble sculpture depicting Bacchus in an inebriated state
- Bacchus and Ariadne, an oil painting by Titian
- Bacchus and Ariadne, a ballet by Albert Roussel
- Bacchus (Caravaggio), a painting held in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence
- Young Sick Bacchus, an early self-portrait by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome
See also
