. name arefound in different parts of the ancient worldwhere he was worshipped, and where he wasbelieved to ha,ve introduced the cultivation ofthe vine. When he had grown up, Hera drovehim mad, in which state he wandered aboutthrough various parts of the earth. In especialhe made a victorious progress in the East, teach-ing the inhabitants of the different countries ofAsia the cultivation of the vine, and introdu-cing among them the elements of Euripides (Bacch. 15) his progress East-wards does not extend further than
. name arefound in different parts of the ancient worldwhere he was worshipped, and where he wasbelieved to ha,ve introduced the cultivation ofthe vine. When he had grown up, Hera drovehim mad, in which state he wandered aboutthrough various parts of the earth. In especialhe made a victorious progress in the East, teach-ing the inhabitants of the different countries ofAsia the cultivation of the vine, and introdu-cing among them the elements of Euripides (Bacch. 15) his progress East-wards does not extend further than Bactria;but, after the conquests of Alexander, legendsmade Bacchus also reach and subjugate India.(Diod. ii. 38; Strab. p. 505 ; Verg. Aen. ) Hence he is frequently represented inworks of art as drawn by tigers in triumph. tion here given follows the lines of the god is alone in the ship and the sailors arealready dolphins below it. On the monumentof Lysicrates there is another version. Satyrshave come to aid the god (who sits in the centre.
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