Dionysian

created by Webster 1913
(person) by ModernAngel (2.3 wk) (print)   (I like it!) Sun Apr 09 2000 at 17:49:02
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Greek deity Dionysus. Dionysus and Apollo define an archetype continuum from sensuality and impulsivity (Dionysian), to reason and discipline (Apollonian).
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:05:22

Di`o*ny"sian (?), a.

Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the Dionysian, or Christian, era.

Dionysian period, a period of 532 years, depending on the cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon, or 19 years; -- sometimes called the Greek paschal cycle, or Victorian period.

 

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