Comus

Comus
   From Roman mythology, this is the god of revelry, drunkenness and mirth. This winged youth is brimming with health, and a companion of Dionysus. He is often crowned with roses, dressed in white and carrying a torch.

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  • Comus — Comus …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Comus — Escudo …   Wikipedia Español

  • Comus — (Myth.), so v. w. Komos …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • COMUS — Deus apud Ethnicos habitus commessationum, nocturnarumque saltationum praeses: In cuius militia auctorabantur iuvenes, qui coronati noctu cum facibus, Musicisque instrumentis, ad amicarum fores saltandi, canendique gratiâ concurrebant,… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Comus — Greek god of joy and revelry, from Latin, from Gk. komos revel, merrymaking (see COMEDY (Cf. comedy)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Comus — [kō′məs] n. [L < Gr kōmos, festival] Gr. & Rom. Myth. a young god of festivity and revelry …   English World dictionary

  • Comus — For other uses, see Comus (disambiguation). The Reign of Comus by Lorenzo Costa. In Greek mythology, Comus or Komos (Ancient Greek: Κῶμος) is the god of festivity, revels and nocturnal dalliances. He is a son and a cup bearer of the god Bacchus.… …   Wikipedia

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  • Comus, S. — S. Comus, (9. Juni), ein Abt auf der Insel Caustri Mara in Schottland …   Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon

  • Comus (John Milton) — Comus (A Mask Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634) is a masque in honour of chastity, written by John Milton. It was first presented on Michaelmas, 1634, before John Egerton, 1st Earl of Bridgewater at Ludlow Castle in celebration of the Earl s new… …   Wikipedia

  • Comus (Aude) — Comus …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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