Bacchus

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Bacchus is the name of:

• The Greek god of wine Dionysus, known also as Eleutherios (a.k.a "the Liberator"). Bacchus was also known to Romans.
  • Artworks depicting the god, including:
    • Bacchus (Leonardo) by Leonardo da Vinci
    • Bacchus (Michelangelo) by Michelangelo
    • Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian
    • Bacchus (Caravaggio) and The Sick Bacchus by Caravaggio
• The Christian martyr Saint Bacchus, companion to Saint Sergius; see: Saints Sergius and Bacchus.
• The asteroid 2063 Bacchus.
• The Bacchus grape variety, grown predominantly in Germany.
• The comic book Bacchus by Eddie Campbell.
• Bacchus (Marvel Comics), a group of Amazon villains in the Marvel Comics comic book X-Men.
• The energy drink Bacchus-F from South Korea.
• The Krewe of Bacchus, a large New Orleans Mardi Gras parade.
• A former night club, which was active in 1960's Jerusalem and is still remembered with nostalgia by people who then lived in the city.
• A song, In Praise of Bacchus, from the album October Rust by the Gothic doom band Type O Negative.
• Bacchus Marsh a large town in central Victoria, Australia