XLIV. To Dionysius Bassareus

COME, blessed Dionysius, various nam'd,

Bull-fac'd, begot from Thunder, Bacchus fam'd.

Bassarian God, of universal might,

Whom swords, and blood, and sacred rage delight:

In heav'n rejoicing, mad, loud-sounding God, 5

Furious inspirer, bearer of the rod:

By Gods rever'd, who dwell'st with human kind,

Propitious come, with much-rejoicing mind.

Footnotes

178:* So called because his rites were performed every third year.

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