Who and from where are you Dionysus? Since by the true Bacchus, I do not recognize you; I know only the son of Zeus. While he smells like nectar, you smell like a goat. Can it be then that the Celts because of lack of grapes Made you from cereals? Therefore one should call you Demetrius, not Dionysus, rather wheat born and Bromus, Not Bromius.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker mocks a false Dionysus, noting his lack of divine scent and implying he is merely human or earthly.
- In plain terms
- Calling out a fake god by his lack of divine signs.
- What can you take from it?
- Spot fake authority by its signs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you verify divine claims?
- What makes a god real?
Another view
The argument relies on subjective sensory evidence.
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