Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Dionysian reveling retinue

dionysian_reveling_retinue

A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek roman

  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE WINDS. / PAN (FAUNUS). / FAUNUS. / THE SATYRS.; lines 5600-5633 confidence: high

    Satyrs lead lives of pleasure, hunting, wild music, dancing, heavy wine-drinking, and sleep after drinking; mortals and woodland nymphs dread or avoid them.

    Satyrs drink wine, revel in music and dancing, and appear in the train of Dionysus.

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