ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲟⲥ

Coptic

Dionysus and Ariadne; dancing female figure holding a bowl and a nude male figure with an animal at his feet. Frame of mosaic pattern.

Alternative forms

• ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ (dionēsos) — Sahidic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῐόνῡσος (Dĭónūsos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /ˈdiːɔnuːsɔs/

Proper noun

ⲡⲆⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲟⲥ • (pDionusos) m

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) Dionysus, Greek god of wine, the vine, theatre, ritual madness, and fertility. Seen in Egypt as a god of immortality. Associated with Osiris and Serapis by Herodotus and in the Greco-Roman period.

Derived terms

• ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ (dionusios)

Related terms

• ⲃⲁⲕⲭⲟⲥ (bakkhos)
• ⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ (tauros)