Dionysus vs Denis - What's the difference?
dionysus | denis |
(Greek god) The god of wine, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".
, a mostly British spelling variant of Dennis.
* 1599 , William Shakespeare, King Henry the Fifth , Act V, Scene II:
As proper nouns the difference between dionysus and denis
is that dionysus is (greek god) the god of wine, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication" while denis is (label) (male given name).dionysus
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Alternative forms
* DionysosProper noun
(en proper noun)Derived terms
* DionysiacSee also
* BacchusExternal links
* (wikipedia "Dionysus")denis
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(wikipedia Denis)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Shall not thou and I, between Saint Denis and Saint George, compound a boy, half French, half English, that shall go to Constantinople and take the Turk by the beard?