A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

(Βρισαῖος), a surname of Dionysus, derived from mount Brisa in Lesbos (Steph. Byz. s. v. Βρίσα), or from a nymph Brisa, who was said to have brought up the god. (Schol. ad Pers. Sat. 1.76.)

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