Evius

A surname of Dionysus, which originated from εὐαἵ or εὐοἱ, joyous cries commonly used in the bacchanalia.

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References

Sources

  • Bartelink, Dr. G.J.M. (1988). Prisma van de mythologie. Utrecht: Het Spectrum.
  • Ecphantides, 3.
  • Euripides. Bacchae, 157, 566, 579.
  • Nonnus. Dionysiaca xxv, 206.
  • Sophocles. Oedipus Rex, 211.