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Iacchus

Iacchus proper noun: a minor deity of some cultic importance, particularly at Athens and Eleusis in connection with the Eleusinian mysteries.

Proper noun

Iacchus

  1. (Greek) A minor deity of some cultic importance, particularly at Athens and Eleusis in connection with the Eleusinian mysteries.

Forms of Iacchus

alternative formIacchos
alternative formIakchos
alternative formIakkhos

Origin of Iacchus

Borrowed from Latin Iacchus, from Ancient Greek Ἴακχος (Íakkhos).

Questions about Iacchus

What does Iacchus mean?
Iacchus means a minor deity of some cultic importance, particularly at Athens and Eleusis in connection with the Eleusinian mysteries.
What part of speech is Iacchus?
Iacchus is a proper noun.

Words near Iacchus in the dictionary

  1. IABs
  2. IAC
  3. IACC
  4. Iacchic
  5. Iacchos
  6. Iacchus
  7. iacinct
  8. Iacobeni
  9. Iacobescu
  10. Iacobucci
  11. Iacobuccis

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