What is Bacchus the god of?
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wine and intoxication
Bacchus gives wine, intoxication and unbridled festivity: the dissolving of everyday order.
💡 Did you know? A wild feast is still called a „bacchanal“ today.
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What did the Roman Senate do with the Bacchanalia in 186 BC?
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it largely banned them
Because of alleged debauchery and conspiracies, the Senate largely banned the Bacchanalia.
💡 Did you know? It was one of the first documented attempts by the state to suppress a cult.
Which Greek god corresponds to Bacchus?
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Dionysus
Bacchus is the Roman counterpart of the Greek wine god Dionysus.
💡 Did you know? The epithet „Liber“ (the free one) too points to the liberating effect of wine.
Which staff does Bacchus carry?
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the thyrsus
Bacchus and his retinue carry the thyrsus, a staff wound with ivy and topped with a pine cone.
💡 Did you know? Vine leaves, ivy and the panther are also among his emblems.
By which native name did the Romans also know Bacchus?
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as Liber
An old Italic god of wine and fertility, Liber, merged with Bacchus.
💡 Did you know? His festival, the Liberalia in March, was the day young men laid aside the toga of childhood.
Who forms Bacchus's boisterous retinue?
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satyrs and maenads
Drunken satyrs and frenzied maenads accompany Bacchus with music and dance.
💡 Did you know? The ever-drunken old Silenus, his foster-father, rode behind on a donkey.
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