ID: 901001409 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001409	Record Type: Character/Person

	Bacchus (Roman deity)

Note: In Roman religion, nature god of fruitfulness and vegetation; god of wine and ecstasy.

Names:

	Bacchus (Roman deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Bakchos (Roman deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Liber Pater (Roman deity) (Latin,U,N)
	Βάκχος (Roman deity) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Roman iconography> (P)
		........<Roman characters> (P)
		............Bacchus (Roman deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Dionysus and Ariadne
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Dionysus and Ariadne (Greco-Roman narrative)) [901000282]

	counterpart is .... Dionysos
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Dionysos (Greek deity)) [901001029]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Roman
	.....(Ancient Italian, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... wine
	.....(beverages, food, materials by function, materials (substances), Materials (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Bacchus (Roman deity)
	................Grant and Hazel, Who's Who in Classical Mythology (1993)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2014014847, as 400 for Dionysus
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92L1 (story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber
	Bakchos (Roman deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Liber Pater (Roman deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Βάκχος (Roman deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)