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Comus is a Greek god associated with festivity, revels, and chaos, depicted as the son of Bacchus. He symbolizes excess and is often portrayed as a young man on the verge of unconsciousness from drink, adorned with a flower wreath and holding a torch. Comus appears in various artistic works and literature, including masques and operas, reflecting his role in ancient celebrations and mythology.

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Comus

Comus is a Greek god associated with festivity, revels, and chaos, depicted as the son of Bacchus. He symbolizes excess and is often portrayed as a young man on the verge of unconsciousness from drink, adorned with a flower wreath and holding a torch. Comus appears in various artistic works and literature, including masques and operas, reflecting his role in ancient celebrations and mythology.

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Comus
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In Greek mythology, Comus
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Comus in art [edit]
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Create a book Description of Comus as he appeared in painting is found in Imagines (Greek Εἰκόνες, translit.
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Lorenzo Costa depicted Comus in his painting The Reign of Comus.
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Comus appears at the start of the masque Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue by Ben Jonson and in
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Les fêtes de Paphos (The Festivals of Paphos), an opéra-ballet by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de
Italiano Mondonville.
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In John Milton's masque Comus, the god Comus is described as the son of Bacchus and Circe.
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This is a post-classical invention.
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Русский Comus is featured in the baroque operas Les plaisirs de Versailles by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
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A selfish dandy, Comus Bassington is the central character in the novel The Unbearable
Bassington by Saki (H.H. Munro).
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