...that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. " One of the Bacchic having taken a thyrsus, struck it against a rock, whence a dewy stream of water springs out." — EUEIP. Bacch. v. 704. The goddess Rhea " raised her mighty arm as thus she spoke, " And with the...

...that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. " One of the Bacchte having taken a thyrsus, struck it against a rock, whence a dewy stream of water springs out."—EUEIP. Bacch. v. 704. The goddess Bhea " raised her mighty arm as thus she spoke, " And with...

...the Bacchae, raised a shout, to wake their bodies from sleep, when she heard the lowing of the horned oxen ; but they, casting off refreshing sleep from...the white drink, scratching the earth with the tips of their fingers, obtained abundance of milk; and from the ivy thyrsi sweet streams of honey dropped,...

...of Cadmus leading the whole Bacchic rout. At first he saw them all asleep. Then they waked. And then "they let loose their hair over their shoulders ;...ground, and then the god sent up a spring of wine. . . ." This picture of the Maenads at play is followed by another of a different sort. The messenger,...

...arranged their deer-skins, as many as had had the fastenings of their knots unloosed, and they C63] girded the dappled hides with serpents licking their...ground, and then the god sent up a spring of wine. . . ." This picture of the Msenads at play is followed by another of a different sort. The messenger,...