Dionysus Briseus

The theatrical guild in Roman Smyrna assigned the epithet Briseus to Dionysus: the reference was probably to the Brisei of Thrace, and honoring Thracian Dionysus, leader of the Bacchai, is consistent with the Smyrnaean actors styling themselves mystai.

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Julkaisussa:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/kernos,
Päätekijä: Rigsby, Kent
Aineistotyyppi: Article ou chapitre numérique
Kieli:Anglais
Julkaistu: Kernos 2018
Linkit:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Yhteenveto:The theatrical guild in Roman Smyrna assigned the epithet Briseus to Dionysus: the reference was probably to the Brisei of Thrace, and honoring Thracian Dionysus, leader of the Bacchai, is consistent with the Smyrnaean actors styling themselves mystai.