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Dionysus DAI-uhn-ai-suhs noun related to the ancient Greek god (or the god's cult of worshipers) of wine, revelry, fertility, and the theatre; known in Roman times as Bacchus 1906Dio's Rome...in Pergamum a kind of noise of drums and cymbals rose from the temple of Dionysus and spread throughout the city…1915Of Human BondageHe showed him the theatre of Dionysus and explained in what order the people sat, and how beyond they could see the blue Aegean.1970Future ShockCults form around the search for Dionysian experience…Labels: Alvin Toffler, Cassius Dio, W. Somerset Maugham
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