Talk:Bacchus/@comment-3261439-20200928035929/@comment-46173343-20200928062551

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I just did some quick research, and it looks like the Greek word was "Bakkhos," which was derived from the Greek word for "frenzied" was an epithet of Dionysus, not Dionysus' actual name. When the Romans adopted Dionysus they must have confused this epithet for his name, and latinized "Bakkhos" into "Bacchus."