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...
- Dionysia is a genus containing 49 species of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. They are small, cushion-forming alpines native to mountains in...
- Dionysia aretioides, the aretioid dionysia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Dionysia native to the central Alborz mountains of northern Iran...
- 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 (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...
- in the city-state's many festivals—and mandatory attendance at the City Dionysia as an audience member (or even as a parti****nt in the theatrical productions)...
- 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...
- Trachydora dionysias is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia. Beccaloni, G...
- Denise (Dionysia, Dionisia), Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emili****, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus are venerated as martyrs by the Catholic Church. They...
- Minoan Crete. The Dionysia, Haloa, Ascolia and Lenaia festivals were dedicated to Dionysus. The Rural Dionysia (or Lesser Dionysia) was one of the oldest...