In dictionaries:
dionysian period
Cycle of 532-year astronomy.
Apollonian and Dionysian
The Apollonian and the Dionysian are philosophical and literary concepts represented by a duality between the figures of Apollo and Dionysus from Greek mythology.
Dionysian Mysteries
a ritual of ancient Greece and Rome which sometimes used intoxicants and other trance-inducing techniques (like dance and music) to remove inhibitions.
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