Dionysius
Americannoun
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the Elder, 431?–367 b.c., Greek soldier: tyrant of Syracuse 405–367.
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Saint, died a.d. 268, pope 259–268.
noun
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After winning a war, Chaereas — the battle scene between him and Dionysius, set to Khachaturian’s invigorating “Sabre Dance,” is a thriller of sound and choreographic texture — finds his way back to her.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
Among the surviving artifacts from St. Nicholas was a paper icon of St. Dionysius of Zakynthos — the patron of forgiveness for having forgiven his brother’s murderer.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2021
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, the first century BC scholar, called Homer the source from which every sea, every fountain, every river flows.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2019
The Tretyakov is loaning some of its most important paintings and religious icons for “Pilgrimage of Russian Art: From Dionysius to Malevich.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 19, 2018
Dionysius was clearly wrong; today most scholars believe that the birth of Christ was in 4 BC.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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