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This book is a scholarly study of the ancient Greek religious cults associated with Dionysus and Orpheus. The author explores the origins and development of these cults, their practices and beliefs, and their relation to other aspects of Greek religion and culture. This edition includes numerous illustrations and is an important work of classical scholarship. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.