Thesaurus: Dionysia
an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
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Definitions
- n. an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
- Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies.
- Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian godDionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the greaterDionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebratedwith elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies.
- n an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)