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Dionysos in ancient Greek literature

HOMER (about VIIIth century B.C).

HESIOD (VIIth century B.C.)

SOPHOCLES (497 - 405 B.C.)

EURIPIDES (484 - 406 B.C.)

ARISTOPHANES (445 ? - 385 ? B.C.)

XENOPHON (about 426 - 354 B.C.)

THEOCRITUS (about 315 - 260 B.C.)

DIODORUS OF SICILY (about 85 - 30 B.C.)

PLUTARCH (about 46 - 120/125)

PAUSANIAS (IInd century)

LUCIAN of SAMOSATA (about 125 - 192)

LONGUS (IInd century)

PSEUDO-APOLLODORUS (IIIrd century (?))