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Bacchae

[ bak-ee ]

plural noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. the female attendants of Bacchus.
  2. the priestesses of Bacchus.
  3. the women who took part in the Bacchanalia.


Bacchae

/ ˈæ쾱ː /

plural noun

  1. the priestesses or female devotees of Bacchus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bacchae1

< Latin < Greek á󲹾, plural of áŧ maenad
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bacchae1

Latin, from Greek Bakkhai , plural of ŧ priestess of Bacchus
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The scene stealing moment when he descended on wires from high in the theatre rafters in The Bacchae in 2007.

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“The Bacchae” is very loosely based on Euripides’s ancient play, whose characters seem to have been transplanted into a postapocalyptic world.

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In terms of opaque plots, Kennedy and Selg had competition from Papakonstantinou, a Greek director who presented “The Bacchae” at the Muziekgebouw, Amsterdam’s largest concert hall.

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