Note 1060 — Chapter VIII · DIONYSOS.
Reading edition
Anthol. Pal. IX. 368
Εἰς οἶνον ἀπὸ κριθῆς. Τίς; πόθεν εἶς Διόνυσε; μὰ γὰρ τὸν ἀληθέα Βάκχον οὔ σ’ ἐπιγιγνώσκω· τὸν Διὸς οἶδα μόνον. κεῖνος νέκταρ ὄδωδε, σὺ δὲ τράγον· ἦ ῥά σε Κελτοὶ τῇ πενίῃ βοτρύων τεῦξαν ἀπ’ ἀσταχύων. τῷ σε χρὴ καλέειν Δημήτριον, οὐ Διόνυσον, πυρογενῆ μᾶλλον καὶ βρόμον οὐ Βρόμιον.
The epigram is discussed and the play on πυριγενῆ, πυρογενῆ, βρόμος and Βρόμιος rightly observed by Hehn (Kulturpflanzen, 6th ed. p. 147), and to his book and Schrader’s Reallexicon I am indebted for many references. Hehn misses the point of τράγος but it was noted long ago by Couring in the Thesaurus of Stephanos (2342 B) s.v. τράγος. He remarks apropos of the epigram: ‘non hircum sed ex olyra et tritico confectum panem.’ See also Dr W. Headlam, Cl. Rev. 1901, p. 23.