Dionysus by CTCWeb Editors Surnames As an alternative to investigating the epithets of Dionysus, student can look for the surnames that the god has earned in different areas of Greece and in different countries. Students should try to discern why a given surname is given to Dionysus. Below is a through list of Dionysus’ surnames. Pausanias’ Guide to Greece is essential when looking for alternative surnames for any god or goddess. An explanation for the use of a particular surname is often provided. Students should fill in the volume, section and line number where mention of each surname is made. Surname Text Eleuthereus (Deliverer) Pausanias 1.20.3 Lysius Pausanias 2.2.6 Baccheus Pausanias 2.35.1 Dionysus Saotes (Savior) Pausanias 2.37.1 Dionysus of the Knoll Pausanias 3.13.7 Dionysus Calydonian Pausanias 7.21.1 Dionysus Torch Pausanias 7.27.3. Dionysus Goat-Shooter Pausanias 9.8.2 Dionysus Carnivorous Plutarch Aristides 9.1 Themistocles 13.1 Associated Items and Beings << Table of Contents >> City Dionysia

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