CLASSICS 2D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Silenus, Minyades, Korybantes
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Most of his myths are of him arriving. Doesn"t say where nysa is, anywhere but greece. And phyrgia (turkey) thrace is where ares likes to stay very war-like, exotic and dangerous: 150-51. Even romans admit that dionysus they believe in comes from india triumph of bacchus (roman name for dionysus) Zeus and persephone queen of the underworld (dead) Daughter of king cadmus first great king of thebes) Zeus falls in love with zeus and impregnates her. Make him swear by the river sticks. He bursts into lightning and she is burned into ash. Zeus places unborn child in his thigh. Born out of the thigh of zeus. Zeus and persephone (daughter of demeter & queen of the underworld) Hera is jealous and asks titans to rip apart zagreus. D"s heart is preserved and zeus eats it. Acquaint him with drinking too much, intemperate, no moderation, no self-control.