Publications [#346360] of Kent J. Rigsby

Papers Published

1. Rigsby, K, Dionysus Briseus, Kernos, vol. 30 no. 30 (2017), pp. 85-89, OpenEdition [doi] [PDF]
   (last updated on 2026/01/20)

   Abstract:
   The theatrical guild in Roman Smyrna assigned the epithet Briseus to Dionysus: the reference was probably to the Brisei of Thrace, and honoring Thracian Dionysus, leader of the Bacchai, is consistent with the Smyrnaean actors styling themselves mystai.