(Βρισαῖος; Brisaîos). Epiclesis of Dionysus through which he was worshipped on the promontory of Brisa (Bresa) in Lesbos (Steph. Byz. s.v. Βρῖσα). The tragedian Accius Brisaeus is mentioned in Persius (1,76 with schol.).
Brisaeus(40 words)
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Bloch, René (Berne), “Brisaeus”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 06 July 2022 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e220150>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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