Dionysus is the Greek god of wine, growing plants, and the wild joy — and wild mess — that can come with them. Stories connect him with drinking, parties, theatre, and sex, and with a kind of religious frenzy where people feel taken over by the god.

Dionysus戴奧尼索斯 is是 the Greek god of wine希臘的酒神 growing plants和植物生長之神 and the wild joy — and wild mess — that can come with them以及隨之而來的狂喜與混亂 Stories connect him故事把他 with drinking, parties, theatre, and sex和飲酒、派對、戲劇、性連結在一起 and with a kind of religious frenzy還有一種宗教式的狂熱 where people feel taken over by the god人們會覺得被神附身

The Romans called him Bacchus.

The Romans羅馬人 called him稱他為 Bacchus巴庫斯

In pictures he is often a young man with ivy or grapes, sometimes with a noisy band of followers.

In pictures在圖畫裡 he is often他常常是 a young man with ivy or grapes一個戴著常春藤或葡萄裝飾的年輕人 sometimes with a noisy band of followers有時還帶著一群吵鬧的隨從

Though actually, he is not only a “party god”: in the old religion he also stood for how living things die back and return, and Greek drama grew out of festivals for him.

Though actually不過事實上 he is not only a 'party god'他不只是個'party god'（派對之神） in the old religion在古老的宗教裡 he also stood for他也象徵著 how living things die back and return萬物凋零又重生的循環 and Greek drama grew out of festivals for him而希臘戲劇正是從祭祀他的節慶發展出來的

When English speakers call a night Dionysian, they mean it was wild and uninhibited, full of drink and letting go — a slightly bookish adjective. The name is capitalised because it is a god’s name.

When English speakers call a night Dionysian當英語使用者說某個夜晚是Dionysian they mean他們的意思是 it was wild and uninhibited那個夜晚狂野又放縱 full of drink and letting go充滿酒精與放開自我 a slightly bookish adjective這是個有點書面語的形容詞 The name is capitalised這個字要大寫 because it is a god's name因為它是神的名字