Bacchus is the Roman god of wine, grape-growing, and fertility. Stories connect him with nights that slip out of control — drinking, dancing, and sex without a lid on them.

Bacchus is the Roman god of wine, grape-growing, and fertilityBacchus 是羅馬神話裡掌管酒、葡萄種植和生育的神。Stories connect him with nights that slip out of control故事裡常把他跟失控的夜晚連在一起——drinking, dancing, and sex without a lid on them喝酒、跳舞，還有毫無節制的性。

In Greek myth the same god is called Dionysus; the Romans borrowed him and used this Latin name. You will meet Bacchus in paintings (a young man with vines, a cup, or a ring of followers), in old poetry, and in the adjective bacchanalian.

In Greek myth the same god is called Dionysus在希臘神話裡，同一位神叫做 Dionysus（戴歐尼索斯）；the Romans borrowed him and used this Latin name羅馬人借用了這位神，用的是這個拉丁文名字。You will meet Bacchus in paintings你會在畫作裡遇到 Bacchus（a young man with vines, a cup, or a ring of followers一個帶著葡萄藤、酒杯，或一群隨從的年輕男子），in old poetry在古老的詩裡，and in the adjective bacchanalian還有在形容詞 bacchanalian（狂歡的）裡。

He is a figure from myth that English still uses as a shorthand for wine and wild celebration. Though actually, in Roman religion he was worshipped as a real god, not only as a symbol. He is not a person in history, and Bacchus is not his Greek name.

He is a figure from myth他是神話裡的一個角色，that English still uses as a shorthand for wine and wild celebration英文現在還拿他當成酒和狂歡慶祝的代稱。Though actually不過，in Roman religion he was worshipped as a real god在羅馬宗教裡他是被當成真正的神來崇拜的，not only as a symbol不只是一個象徵而已。He is not a person in history他不是歷史上真實存在的人物，and Bacchus is not his Greek name而且 Bacchus 也不是他的希臘文名字。