bacchus was the roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility, equivalent to the greek god dionysus. dionysus was said to be the last god to join the twelve olympians. supposedly, hestia gave up her seat for him. his plants were vines and twirling ivy. he carried a pine cone-topped staff, and his followers were goat-footed satyrs and maenads, wild women who danced energetically during this festivals. bacchus is the son of jupiter.