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…the drunken god Dionysus, the Centaurs with their contradictory reputation for wisdom and misdemeanor, and the nature of divine ambrosia and nectar. These subjects are closely related, because the Centaurs worshipped Dionysus, whose wild autumnal feast was called ‘the Ambrosia’. I no longer believe that when his Maenads ran raging around the countryside, tearing animals Read More