Cook, Arthur B.: Zeus: a study in ancient religion (Band 2,1): Zeus god of the dark sky (thunder and lightning): Text and notes (Cambridge, 1925)

2 20 Dionysos and Caldron of Apotheosis

omphalos1. But Ioannes Malalas2 (c. 600 A.D.) and Georgios Syn-
kellos3 (c. 800 A.D.) quote, probably from Kephalion4 (c. 125 A.D.),
the statement of Philochoros5 (c. 275 B.C.) that in his day the tomb
of Dionysos was still to be seen at Delphoi beside the golden statue
of Apollon, that it resembled a simple step, and that it was in-
scribed—

Here lies in death Dionysos the son of Semele.

The inscription reads like a copy (if not, indeed, the original) of
that placed upon the tomb of Zeusfi. But there is no reason to

praelio moritur. dicit autem (de his) Dinarchus poeta, non rhetor {Frag. hist. Gr. iv. 391
MiAller), id. ib. anu. Abr. 718 (ii. 44 Schoene) qui autem voluerit, cominus est inspicere
Dionisii sepulcrum in Delphis iuxta aurum Apollinis (sic X. G. E. adaureum Apollinem Z.
iuxta aureum Apolline?n A.), namque repraesentatus est feminae forma Dionisius, qui
dux erat exercitus, eo quod mixtae fuerint feminae in copiis, quae sub eo erant : nam
viros et feminas (sic N. cum viris feminas quoque cett.) ducebat in praelium : ut Philo-
chorus in secundo (libro) narrat {frag. 23 {Frag. hist. Gr. i. 388 Mullerj), Kyrill. Al.
c. Julian. 1. 11 (lxxvi. 520 Migne) diaKoaioarip evevr)Koarip irei {sc. perd ^lioaea), Tlepaevs
Aiovvaov dvaipel, ov Kal rr)v Tacprjv eival (paaiv ev AeXcpols irapd rbv ^pvcrouv 'AirbXXuva,
id. ib. 10. 341 f. (lxxvi. 1025 Migne) 6 yap roi Aelvapxos, iroi-qrris ovk dar/pos ojv, ras
Aiovvaov irpd^eis dtprjyovpevos baa re avrif Treirbv-qrai irepl t&v 'Ivdwv, Kal p.r\v Kal 'AKTalwva
Kal AvKOvpyov oVws et'77 rrecpovevKibs, ev pidXa dieiprjKiiis, avyprjadai Kal avrov vtto Hepaeus
diarelverai, Kal K7]5evadal (leg. KeKr/devadal) ye p.ijv ev AeXipois napd tov xpvo~ovv KaXovp.evov
'A-jrbXXojva, Io. Malal. chron. 2 p. 45 Dindorf Kal eis AeX<poiis dweXOdiv e/ce? reXevra. Kal
ire"drj to Xel\pavov tov avrov Aiovvaov e/cet ev aopip' Kal ra oirXa de avrov avrbs iKei els to
lepbv eKpepaae, Kadws Aelvapxos (so R. Bentley for Arpnapxos) 6 aocpuraros avveypdxparo
ivepl tov avrov Aiovvaov. waavrus de Kal 6 aocpwraros QiXbxopos ra avrd avveypd^aro, ev
rj eKdeaei elwe ivepl tov avrov Aiovdaov {frag. 22 {Frag. hist. Gr. i. 387 Midler)) • " iariv
idelv t'qv racp-qv avrov ev AeXcpois wapd rbv 'AiroXXtova rbv xPv0~°vv- fiddpov Si ri elvai
virovoeirai 77 aopbs, ev ob ypdiperai (so Siebelis for fibdpov—ypdipei)' 'JUvddde Keirai daviov
Aibvvaos eK ^epeXrjs." bpiolus de Kal 6 aotpdiraros KecpaXliov ra avrd ev rip Idltf avyypdp.p.ari
{frag. 5 (Frag. hist. Gr. iii. 628 Midler)) e^tdero, Synkell. chron. 162 C—D (i. 307
Dindorf) Aiovvaov irpd^eis Kal ra Trepl 'Ivdovs, AvKOvpyov re Kal 'AKTalwva Kal UevQea,
8tt(jjs re Ylepaei wards eis pdxyv avaipeirai, ois (prjai Aelvapxos (dlvapxos B. Arjxapvos G.)
6 ttoitjttjs, oi>x 0 prjriop. rip de [3ovXopievip irdpeariv idelv avrov rrjv ra(pr)v ev AeXrpols Trapd
rbv 'AirbXXwva tov xpwovv, ivda Kal to ottXov dvaKeirai Avyovarov Kalaapos Kal 'Nepcovos
i] Kidapa. (3d6pov de n vop.l'£erai rols dyvoovaiv 6 Aiovvaov rd<pos. arparrjybs de doKei
yeviaOai, Kal ourco ypd<perai drjXvpiopcpos did re dXXas aiaxpas airlas Kal did to pn^odrjXvv
arparbv (so J. J. Scaliger for pu^odr/Xvarparov) birXl^eiv unrXifc yap avv rols appeal ras
drjXelas, ws cpyaiv 6 QiXbxopos ev devrepip, Kedren. hist. comp. 24 C (i. 43 Bekker) rwv de
HoiwrQv avrov /3aaiX£a pii] ■Kapadex°fJL<=VOJV ets AeX<povs direpxerai Kal davtiiv Bd-wrerai. Cp.
also Aug. de civ. Dei 18. 12 his temporibus Dionysum, qui etiam Liber pater dictus est
et post mortem deus habitus, vitem ferunt ostendisse in Attica terra hospiti suo. etc.

1 Tatian. or. adv. Graec. 8 p. 9, 15 ff. Schwartz (supra p. 219 n. 4).

2 Io. Malal. chron. 2 p. 45 Dindorf (supra p. 219 n. 4).

3 Synkell. chron. 162 C—o (i. 307 Dindorf) (supra p. 219 n. 4).

4 Frag. hist. Gr. iii. 628 Midler.

5 Id. ib. iv. 391 suggests that Philochoros in his turn was copying Deinarchos the
poet. But see E. Bethe in Pauly—Wissowa Real-Enc. iv. 2388 f.

c Cp. evdade Kelrai daviov Aibvvaos eK 'Se/neXris (supra p. 219 n. 4) with ivddde Keirai
6avwv Ili/cos 6 Kal Tievs {supra i. 158 n. 2). In view of Porph. v. Pyth. 17 wde davwv Keirai
Zav 6v Ala KiKX-qaKovaiv we may conjecture that the original epitaph was a hexameter