bacchus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Bacchus
    n 1: (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bacchus \Bac"chus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. Ba`kchos.] (Myth.)
   The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)

BACCHUS, n.  A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse
for getting drunk.

    Is public worship, then, a sin,
        That for devotions paid to Bacchus
    The lictors dare to run us in,
        And resolutely thump and whack us?
                                                                Jorace

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

80 Moby Thesaurus words for "Bacchus":
      Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ate,
      Athena, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter, Despoina,
      Diana, Dionysus, Dis, Eros, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades,
      Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, Hymen, Hyperion,
      Jove, Juno, Jupiter, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur,
      Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Kore,
      Kronos, Magna Mater, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Mithras, Momus,
      Neptune, Nike, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, Persephassa,
      Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Pluto, Poseidon, Proserpina,
      Proserpine, Rhea, Saturn, Tellus, Venus, Vesta, Vulcan, Zeus,
      bacchanalianism, bibaciousness, bibacity, bibulosity, bibulousness,
      crapulence, crapulousness, intemperance, serious drinking,
      sottishness

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

BACCHUS

patron saint of most men, benefactor, a jolly good
fellow, and the founder of the "morning after" feeling.
Studied vine raising when a young man.  Discovered that grapes
were not intended for a food. Invented the greatest pleasure
and pain giver the world has ever seen. Became a traveler.
Introduced ale and stout in England, whiskey in Scotland,
everything in Ireland, cocktails and patent medicines in the
United States, beer in Germany, champagne in France, absinthe
in France, and vodka in Russia.  Career:  Magnificent.
Recreation:  Paris.  Address:  Greece.  Clubs:  All, except W.
C. T. U.  Epitaph:  He Will Live In The Throats Of His
Countrymen.