The Old Ways

Hellenic · Dionysiaca, Vol. I · 13 of 15

BOOK XIII

Nonnus, tr. W.H.D. Rouse (1940)

will tell of pl: HME HEHE is Yet I will loud! voice of brass, all these which Bacchos the summons of I ces eee See see 8 chews of high to the T. at all; for and the land of Hyamnear the wise ite name as I hear from the Aonian Sow, a proud neck and challenged Tritogencia in Aulide and Iphigeneia in iplhmes to share his task, chief of that same vales on the ts of thon, and the city of Celeos ; harbour of Athers, Brauron near Phaistos, in South Crete; Cydonia, on the Newth Cont = men of war from Crowes, others from Lyctos joined do0us yale €rasow "© The Cretan city, metropolis of Blidien ie & ats Covered, and it is likely the epithet is conrupe, tna ¢ TATE anhis ut saltyt A : a el feria Hits a &. Happacins widow qeneer. epyopdres Hyun to Apotie 42. a ge? ial Nes all day long unred the sweet wine, one after another wit cheer for the bewi slow to the Indian War.

his hives to the immortals; bee and the curious artwork of to Dionysos and his wine. od between them. Phoibes's son offered Geonlon of the Desp, Circe the witch of many who dwelt in the deepthe host, whose home was walking with a garland into a prince or king Libya, of this lake Triton: : hence See TRI ritr $1, Es Babne Hs Hist it AE: ple a Hip tea! ie areivas Noro be Actin ovdlor $000 cusdowslon onic to, nothing aberut his = Meds 4 alike Ky Nonnes'stimne (beth a eet the Phywiades is as likely we beste inte sent by their prince Emathion of the flowing beard, hinwelf heavy of knee, with snow-white hair, men limbed like pomessed both IAI his bus’ dnt Goviery Uaore,? aye andl ts land of Teumerios,£ and the glades and meadows of Phestades" land ¢ shaded with woodland copses, and Poseidon. All these companics came together, who were loyal to their sib, the ancient family of Electra ; for there ‘ Ares, Zeus and Cythereia gave to Cadmos, the god's ally, Harmonia heaven's kin and sea’s blood, to be his lawful wife without brideprice.

he armed host gathered to Dionysos with too ber annenchatect with the of the Samothracian Geds, of whom we know but enough to say that they were not properly or even connected with the nur the Corybantes with Hecate. But she is the in freepect , “ to be « any secret and biserre ritual they marched, the M slit He sil taal SINS Ltescntens bed of love Wee hie own, the they really heve anything bet