Annotation: Bacchus, Keats' Ode to a Nightingale
Bacchus by Simeon Solomon |
Away! away! for I will fly to thee,
Not charioted by Bacchus and his pards,
Not charioted by Bacchus and his pards,
Bacchus is the Roman mythical god of wine who discovered the secret of the grapes and shared them with the world. He's often depicted reveling or creating some kind of mischief.
Triumph of Bacchus, by Diego Velazquez |
The Triumph of Bacchus, by Charles-Joseph Natoire |
Bacchus and Ariadne, by Titian |
Sources
"Dionysus." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 June 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus>.
Lindemans, Micha F.. "Bacchus." Encyclopedia Mythica: mythology, folklore, and religion.. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 June 2012. <http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/bacchus.html>.
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