The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsMacmillan, 1989 - 260 pages Fully indexed and containing lavish color illustrations and a wealth of line drawings, this is the most up-to-date, beautiful, and graphically useful reference of its kind on the market today. |
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Page 22
... Dionysus . Greek settlers and traders carried the worship of Dionysus to Italy ; by 186 BC the Roman Senate felt it necessary to pass severe laws against the riotous celebrations of the imported god . Several thousand frenzied ...
... Dionysus . Greek settlers and traders carried the worship of Dionysus to Italy ; by 186 BC the Roman Senate felt it necessary to pass severe laws against the riotous celebrations of the imported god . Several thousand frenzied ...
Page 84
... DIONYSUS The Greek god of wine and ecstasy , whose cult promised individual salva- tion . He was identified with Bacchus , the Roman god of wine . Dionysus was usually accompanied by woodland spirits : the sileni , who were hairy men ...
... DIONYSUS The Greek god of wine and ecstasy , whose cult promised individual salva- tion . He was identified with Bacchus , the Roman god of wine . Dionysus was usually accompanied by woodland spirits : the sileni , who were hairy men ...
Page 129
... DIONYSUS by returning the god's horselike companion , Silenus , to him after he had been captured drunk by country folk . Dionysus was so grateful that he offered Midas whatever he wished . Without pausing for thought , Midas asked Dionysus ...
... DIONYSUS by returning the god's horselike companion , Silenus , to him after he had been captured drunk by country folk . Dionysus was so grateful that he offered Midas whatever he wished . Without pausing for thought , Midas asked Dionysus ...
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