The island's excited inhabitants await Bacchus' arrival — his ship with sails unfurled can be seen in the distance.
Not charioted by Bacchus and his pards.
The child would grow up to be Bacchus, the great god of wine.
He rejects all of the advances of the women who are attracted to him but Bacchantes, the female followers of the god Bacchus, are enraged by what they take to be his coyness.
In the most widely circulated legend of the "Bacchus wine making," said.
Greek Mythology Roman Mythology Of or relating to Bacchus.
A priestess or female votary of Bacchus.
Bacchanalia: The ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus.
Titian's Bacchanal---or feast of Bacchus--- is most closely related to physicality and desire: the painting illustrates the mythological scene of the arrival of the god of wine on the Isle of Andros.
Particularly upsetting works of art are: Michaelangelo’s statue of David, Caravaggio’s painting of Bacchus, and the concentric circles of the Duomo cupola.