Bacchus

Bacchus

Bacchus may refer to:

* Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and intoxication, known as Bacchus to Romans
* Saint Bacchus, Christian martyr, companion to Saint Sergius
* 2063 Bacchus, asteroid
* Bacchus (grape), white wine grape is grown in Germany and England
* Bacchus (comics), created by Eddie Campbell
* Bacchus (Marvel Comics), a group of Amazon villains in the Marvel Comics comic book X-Men.
* Bacchus-F, energy drink from South Korea.
* Krewe of Bacchus, an organization that parades during the New Orleans Mardi Gras
* "In Praise of Bacchus", song from the album "October Rust" by the Type O Negative
* Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, a town in Victoria, Australia
* Bacchus or Eko.Bacchus, also known as Eko.Lsa, a French rapper

Artwork

* 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 (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

oftware

* BacchusPOS, point of sale software for wine merchants

ee also

*Backus (disambiguation)
*Backhaus (disambiguation)


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  • bacchus — dieu du Vin chez les Romains. V. Dionysos. ⇒BACCHUS, subst. masc. A. [P. réf. à la beauté physique du dieu Bacchus] Jeune homme dont la conformation physique rappelle celle du dieu romain, tel qu il apparaît dans de nombreuses statues et sur les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Bacchus-F — (Hangul:박카스 에프) is a non carbonated Korean energy drink. It is manufactured by the Dong A Corporation; it is also distributed in the United States under the Dong A America Corporation in a 3.3 oz glass bottle (approximately 1/3 the size of a Red… …   Wikipedia

  • Bacchus — (Археа Писса,Греция) Категория отеля: Адрес: Ancient Pisa 10, Археа Писса, 27065, Греция …   Каталог отелей

  • Bacchus — Bacchus, griechisch Bakchos, Dionysos. Der feuergeborne Sohn des Zeus und der Semele. Lange liebte sie der Gott, und sie trug schon das Unterpfand dieser Liebe im Schooß, als die eifersüchtige, ränkevolle Here (Juno) ihr Zweifel gegen die… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Bacchus — Bacchus, plur. car. 1) Der eigenthümliche Nahme des Gottes des Weines, in der Götterlehre der Griechen und Römer. Ein Sohn des Bacchus, figürlich ein Liebhaber des Weines. 2) Figürlich und in der dichterischen Schreibart, der Wein selbst. Im… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • Bacchus — Greek god of wine and revelry, late 15c., from L. Bacchus, from Gk. Bakkhos, perhaps related to L. bacca berry, olive berry, bead, pearl. Perhaps originally a Thracian fertility god …   Etymology dictionary

  • Bacchus — Bac chus, n. [L., fr. Gr. Ba kchos.] (Myth.) The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bacchus — Bacchus, 1) s. Bakchos; 2) figürlich der Wein; 3) ein Trunkliebhaber; 4) eine kleine, dicke Person …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Bacchus — Bacchus, s. Dionysos …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Bacchus — Bacchus, s. Dionysos …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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