The mythology of Greece and Rome : with special reference to its use in art (1894)
Seemann, Otto, 1825-1901, Bianchi, George Henry · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 140
the Greeks. The god was extolled as Lyaus, thedeliverer from care, and great festivals were instituted inhis honor, which were of a disorderly character, but verypopular among the common people. At the time of thewinter solstice there was mourning, because at this seasonthe vine seemed to die away,… … Fig. 37,—The so-called Sardanapalus in the Vatican. 138 GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOOY. with him, and people manifested their grief at his disappearance by every kind of wild gesture. At the winteffestivals of Dionysus, which were celebrated every otheryear, only women and girls took part. The festivals…
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