Bacchebacchus

Bacchebacchus or Bakchebakchos (ancient Greek Βακχέβακχος) is in Greek mythology an epiclesis of Dionysus.

According to Hesychius of Alexandria, Dionysus was called to sacrifice by this name. It originated from the repetition of the name in the cry "O Bacchus, o Bacchus" (Βάκχε, Βάκχε). In the Knights of Aristophanes, the choir lets Ioulios sing a song of the name.

References

Hesychius s. V. Βακχέβακχος
Aristophanes, The Knights 408

Literature

Hermann Steuding: Bakchebakchos. In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Ed.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology. Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, Col. 747 (digitized version).
Otto Jessen: Bakchebakchos. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classical antiquity science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, column 2783 (digitized version).

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