Bacchus is the Roman name for Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and intoxication.

Bacchus may also refer to:

Art and entertainment

  • Bacchus (Leonardo), a painting by Leonardo da Vinci of John the Baptist
  • Bacchus (Michelangelo), a marble sculpture by Michelangelo
  • Bacchus (Jacopo Sansovino), a sculpture by Jacopo Sansovino
  • Bacchus (Caravaggio), a painting by Caravaggio
  • Bacchus (Rubens), a painting by Rubens
  • Bacchus (opera), a 1909 opera by Jules Massenet
  • Bacchus (play), a 1951 play by Jean Cocteau
  • Bacchus and Ariadne (disambiguation)

People

  • Bacchus (surname)
  • Bacchus Rolle, Bahamian politician
  • Saint Bacchus (3rd century), Roman soldier commemorated as a Christian martyr

Places

  • Temple of Bacchus, a Roman temple at a large classical antiquity complex in Baalbek, Lebanon
  • Bakos, Alexandria, a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt
  • Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, a town in Victoria, Australia
  • Bacchus, Utah, a ghost town in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

Military

  • Project Bacchus, a covert investigation into bioweapons production with off-the-shelf equipment
  • RFA Bacchus, the name of three ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Other uses

  • 2063 Bacchus, an asteroid
  • Bacchus (character), a comics character created by Eddie Campbell
  • Bacchus (comics), comics character created by Eddie Campbell
  • Bacchus (grape), white wine grape variety grown in Germany and England
  • , a vessel that made five voyages transporting enslaved people
  • Bacchus (train), an express train in Germany 1979–1998
  • Bacchus Motorcycle Club, an outlaw motorcycle club in Canada
  • Bacchus-F, an energy drink from South Korea
  • Krewe of Bacchus, an organization that parades during the New Orleans Mardi Gras
  • Bacchus Wrath or King Mondo, a fictional character from the American television series Power Rangers Zeo

See also

  • Bachus (disambiguation)
  • Backus (disambiguation)
  • Backhaus, a surname
  • Bacchylus