Note 1120 — Chapter VIII · DIONYSOS. (continued 2)

The suggestion that follows as to the connection of the word Dithyramb with Thriae is only given tentatively. It is also possible that the word Dithyramb may be of foreign origin. Epiphanius (Adv. Haeres. vol. I. bk iii. p. 1093 D) tells of a goddess in Egypt, worshipped with orgiastic rites under the name Τίθραμβος. She was akin to Hecate (ἄλλοι δὲ τῇ Τιθράμβῳ Ἑκάτην ἑρμηνευομένην). Τίθραμβος may have come with other orgiastic elements from Crete to Thrace (see p. 460).