c35.
For a life story of Dionysus, see Andrew Dalby (2005), The Story of Bacchus; or Mark P.O. Morford and Robert J. Lenardon (1971), Classical Mythology; or (summarised) Margaret C. Howatson and Ian Chilvers, eds. (1993), The Concise Oxford Companion to Classical Literature. For a discussion of the significance of Dionysus see Richard Seaford (2006), Dionysos.