Thyoneus

A surname of Dionysus which has the same meaning as Thyone, both being formed from θύειν (thyein), "to be inspired."

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References

Sources

  • Hesychius, s.v. Θυωνίδης.
  • Horace. Odes, i, 17. 23.
  • Oppian. Cynegetica, 27.
  • Ovid. Metamorphoses iv, 13.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.