Definition of Dionysia. Meaning of Dionysia. Synonyms of Dionysia

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Definition of Dionysia

Dionysia
Dionysia 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.

Meaning of Dionysia from wikipedia

- The Dionysia (/ˌdaɪ.əˈnɪzi.ə, ˌdaɪ.əˈnɪʃi.ə, ˌdaɪ.əˈnɪʃə/; Gr****: Διονύσια) was a large festival in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus, the central...
- Dionysia (1st-century BC), was an ancient Roman dancer-actress. Dionysia was evidently a famous stage artist in Ancient Rome, as her name was known enough...
- Dionysia is a genus containing 61 species of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. They are small, cushion-forming alpines native to mountains of...
- Allodemis dionysia is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on Sumatra. Wikispecies has information related to Allodemis dionysia. tortricidae...
- Dionysia aretioides, the aretioid dionysia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Dionysia within the family Primulaceae, native to the central...
- Minoan Crete. The Dionysia, Haloa, Ascolia and Lenaia festivals were dedicated to Dionysus. The Rural Dionysia (or Lesser Dionysia) was one of the oldest...
- be based on counting back 40 years from his first victory in the Great Dionysia. His family was wealthy and well established. His father, Euphorion, was...
- The city was founded by the Nabataeans as Suada. It became known as Dionysias Soada (Ancient Gr****: Διονῡσιάς) in the ****enistic period and the Roman...
- early 15th century Sir William Mallory married Dionysia Tempest, the last Wessyngton heir at the Hall. Dionysia was daughter of Sir William Tempest and his...
- by a satyr play, all by one author, to be pla**** in one sitting at the Dionysia as part of a competition. Tetrateuch is a sometime name for the first four...