About The Word Dionysia
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Dionysia
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What's The Definition Of Dionysia?
[n] an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dionysia: Bacchanalia Related Terms | Find terms related to Dionysia: Dionysia In Webster's Dictionary \Di`o*ny"si*a\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Antiq.)
Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god
Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the
greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and
were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies
and comedies.
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