Onthyrius

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In Greek mythology, Onthyrius or Onthyrios (Ancient Greek: Ὀνθυρίου) was the satyr who joined the army of Dionysus in his campaign against India. He was struck on his brow by Tectaphus with a pitiless blade.Nonnus, Dionysiaca 30.137

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  • Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940. [https://topostext.org/work/529 Online version at the Topos Text Project.]
  • Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca. 3 Vols. W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940-1942. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0485 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].

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