[ noun ] (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus <noun.person>
Both visually and aurally, "Dionysus" is a breathtaking example of ritualistic theater: The costumes, the lighting, the controlled movements of the actors are mesmerizing.
His humiliating transformation into drag queen in shocking pink, after Dionysus has persuaded him to spy on his mother's orgies, is both risible and pathetic.
They unearthed a mansion filled with mosaics and called it the House of Dionysus because the god of wine and revelry was prominent in the decorations.