Article: Bacchus: A Biography.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Bacchus: A Biography. Andrew Dalby. The British Museum Press. [pounds sterling]14.99. 166 pages. ISBN 0-7141-2242-4. Bacchus (or Dionysus in Greek mythology) was the god of wine, said to have been born of a union between Zeus and the human, Semele and raised on Mount Nysa in the company of nymphs and satyrs. In this 'biography' the author has sought out references to Bacchus in literature and surviving ornaments, in statues, paintings and myths associated with him. He tells the story of Bacchus' adventures in biographical form and then gives readers the sources of the stories, whether it ...

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