Bacchus (greek)

Exoterically and superficially the God of wine and the vintage, of licentiousness and joy. Esoterically it's meaning is more abstruse and philosophical. He is the Osiris of Egypt, and his life and significance belong to the same group as the other solar dieties, all "sin bearing" killed and resurrected; e.g., as Dionysos or Atys of Phrygia (Adonis or the Syrian Tammuz), as Ausonius, Baldur. All were put to death, mourned for, and restored to life.
- Theosophical Glossary