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BACCHUS

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Pronounced: BAK-əs (English)   [key]

From Greek Βακχος (Bakchos), derived from ιαχο (iacho) meaning "to shout". This was another name of the Greek god Dionysos, and it was also the name that the Romans commonly used for him.
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