Taylor - Eleusianian and Bacchic Mysteries.pdf - Platonic Philosophy

Bacchic Mysteries. 171earth, whose names were as follows : Bauboand Triptoleinus ; Dysaules, a goatherd Eu-;bulus, a keeper of swine ;and Eumolpus, ashepherd, from whom the race of the Eumolpidsedescended, and the illustrious name ofand who afterwardCecropidse was derived ;flourished as bearers of the caduceus, hierophants,and criers belongingto the sacredrites. Baubo, therefore, who was of thefemale sex, received Ceres, wearied withcomplicated evils, as her guest, and endeavored to soothe her sorrows by obsequiousaiid flattering attendance. For this purposeshe entreated her to pay attention to the refreshment of her body, and placed before hera mixed potion to assuage the vehemence ofher thirst. But the sorrowful goddess wasaverse from her solicitations, and rejected thefriendly officiousness of the hospitable dame.The matron, however, who was not easily repulsed, still continued her entreaties, whichwere as obstinately resisted by Ceres, whopersevered in her refusal with unshaken perBut whensistency and invincible firmness.Baubo had thus often exerted her endeavors