Bacchus

Summary

Bacchus is a Roman deity^[1]. He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Bacchus's father was Jupiter^[3].
• Bacchus's mother was Semele^[4].
• A child of Bacchus was Comus^[5].
• Bacchus is recorded as male^[6].
• Bacchus's instance of is recorded as Roman deity^[7].
• Bacchus's Commons category is recorded as Bacchus^[8].
• Bacchus's said to be the same as is recorded as Dionysus^[9].
• Bacchus's said to be the same as is recorded as Liber^[10].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Baccus^[11].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus with the little Satyr^[12].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus/Autumn^[13].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus^[14].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus^[15].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus and a Panther^[16].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Drunken Bacchus^[17].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Herm of Bacchus^[18].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus, Venus and Ariadne^[19].
• Bacchus's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[20].
• Bacchus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Bacchus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Bacchus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[23].
• Bacchus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[24].
• Bacchus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Bacchus's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[26].
• Bacchus's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Bacchus's father was Jupiter^[3]. His mother was Semele^[4].

Personal Life

A child of Bacchus was Comus^[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Bacchus include Bacchanalia^[28], a holiday^[29] and bacchius^[30], a pentamoraic foot^[31].

Why It Matters

Bacchus has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for him include Bacchanalia^[28], a holiday^[29] and bacchius^[30], a pentamoraic foot^[31].

FAQs

Who were Bacchus's parents?

Bacchus's father was Jupiter^[3]. Bacchus's mother was Semele^[4].