Agrionius Explained

Agrionius (Ancient Greek: Ἀγριώνιος) was an epithet of the Greek god Dionysus,[1] under which he was worshiped at Orchomenus in Boeotia, and from which his festival, the Agrionia, in that place derived its name.[2] [3] The epithet itself means "fierce", and is derived from a Greek root word indicating things relating to the wild.[4] It is thought to represent Dionysus' fondness for savagery and savage beasts.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schmitz, Leonhard . Leonhard Schmitz . Agresphon . Smith . William . . 1 . 76 . . Boston . 1867 . http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0085.html . 2008-05-31 . 2015-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150401070137/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0085.html . dead .
  2. Dict.of Ant. p. 30
  3. [Karl Otfried Müller]
  4. Book: Liddell, Henry . Henry Liddell . Robert Scott . Robert Scott (philologist) . . . 1996 . Oxford . 14 . 0-19-864226-1.
  5. Book: Stratton, Thomas . The Celtic origin of a great part of the Greek and Latin languages, and of many classical proper names . Maclachlan & Stewart . 1870 . Edinburgh . 55 .

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