ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲟⲥ

Coptic
Dionysus and Ariadne; dancing female figure holding a bowl and a nude male figure with an animal at his feet. Frame of mosaic pattern.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῐόνῡσος (Diónūsos).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): (Sahidic) /ˈdiːɔnuːsɔs/

Proper noun

ⲡⲆⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲟⲥ • (pDionusos) m

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) Dionysus, Greek god of wine, the vine, theatre, ritual madness, and fertility. Seen in Egypt as a god of immortality. Associated with Osiris and Serapis by Herodotus and in the Greco-Roman period.

Derived terms
  • ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ (dionusios)
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