Bacchus

Summary

Bacchus is a Roman deity^[1]. He draws 352 Wikipedia views per month (roman_deity category, ranking #30 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bacchus's father was Jupiter^[3].
• Bacchus's mother was Semele^[4].
• A child of Bacchus was Comus^[5].
• Bacchus's image is recorded as Baco, por Caravaggio.jpg^[6].
• Bacchus is recorded as male^[7].
• Bacchus's instance of is recorded as Roman deity^[8].
• Bacchus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27864934^[9].
• Bacchus's GND ID is recorded as 118651439^[10].
• Bacchus's IdRef ID is recorded as 027394719^[11].
• Bacchus's Commons category is recorded as Bacchus^[12].
• Bacchus's said to be the same as is recorded as Dionysus^[13].
• Bacchus's said to be the same as is recorded as Liber^[14].
• Bacchus's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2016908868^[15].
• Bacchus's KulturNav-ID is recorded as 97c9795a-ae16-4d94-b2d8-76c2a275ad66^[16].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Baccus^[17].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus with the little Satyr^[18].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus/Autumn^[19].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus^[20].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus^[21].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus and a Panther^[22].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Drunken Bacchus^[23].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Herm of Bacchus^[24].
• Bacchus's depicted by is recorded as Bacchus, Venus and Ariadne^[25].
• Bacchus's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[26].
• Bacchus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[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 draws 352 Wikipedia views per month (roman_deity category, ranking #30 of 144).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

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].