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Bacchus,
God of Wine
Bacchus, the
son of Zeus and Semele, was originally a Pre-Greek god of wine.
He was also called Dionysus and Liber by the Romans. While
Dionysus became one of the most important of the Greek Gods,
Bacchus is usually shown as a slightly ridiculous drunk. Bacchus,
also called Iacchus at the Athenian Festivals,was married to
Ariadne, the daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, and had many
children. The author Milton wrote that Bacchus was father to
Comus, by Circe, or Marica. The followers of Bacchus were called
Bacchae, or Bacchants.
For more information see the Dionysus page.
Bacchus Today
Bacchus was played by
Anthony Ray Parker on Xena, and on Young Hercules by Kevin Smith,
for more information on Kevin see the Ares page.
The Bacchus Episodes
Xena: Warrior Princess
Young Hercules
"Lure of the Lyre", played by Kevin Smith
"Fame", played by Kevin Smith
"Liar, Lyre", played by Kevin Smith
Anthony Ray
Parker's Filmography
- Matrix, The (1999) (as Anthony Ray Parker) .... Dozer
- "Garage Sale" (1998) TV Series
- "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" (1998) TV Series
- Every Woman's Dream (1996) (TV) .... Security Guard
- Frighteners, The (1996) (as Anthony Ray Parker) ....
Deputy ... aka Robert Zemeckis Presents: The Frighteners
(1996) (USA)
- Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur (1994) (TV) ....
Minotaur
- "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Valerus" in episode: "Once A Hero" (episode # 2.14) 1/29/1996
- "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Ipicles" in episode: "Gauntlet, The" (episode # 1.12) 5/1/1995
- "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995) playing "Mintaur" in episode: "Sword of Veracity, The"
- "Xena: Warrior Princess" playing "Pinullus"
in episode "A Comedy of Eros"
- "Xena: Warrior Princess" playing "Deliverer"
in episode "The Deliverer"
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Marble of Bacchus by MICHELANGELO di Lodovico Buonarroti
Simoni (b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma) Courtesy
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