# Bacchus — The Georgics character guide

> Bacchus in The Georgics by Virgil.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Great father Bacchus

**First appearance:** 0001-book-ii

## Who they are

The wine-god whose vines and revels make agriculture sacred, invoked alongside Ceres as a patron of both harvest and poetic frenzy.

## In the story

### [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/chapters/book-i)

Invoked as a god of wine and fertility.

### [Book II: The Art of Planting and the Praise of Italy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/chapters/book-ii)

Invoked as the god of wine and vines; the entire planting discourse is dedicated to his care.

### [Book IV: The Art of Beekeeping and the Tale of Aristaeus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/chapters/book-iv)

Invoked as a divine figure, with mention of his rites and the tinkling timbrels used in his worship.

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