At last he was torn to pieces by some Thracian women who were performing the rites of Dionysus (Bacchus). […] Brumatia* were festivals celebrated at Rome in honor of Bacchus about the month of December. […] Dionysus, or Bacchus, personified wine and its efiects; also the blessings of autumn. […] Dionysus, or Bacchus, presided over the cultivation of the grape-vines. […] Liberalia, in honor of Bacchus or Liber Pater.

Già s’ è detto che nel culto di Cerere con lei si identificò la dea Libera, il contrapposto femminile di Liber o Bacchus.