What is a thyrsus?
A) an older Greek word for the ritual of sparagmos
B) a ritual of sacred intercourse to promote fertility
C) a long staff topped with a pine cone and entwined with ivy
D) a staff topped with wings and entwined by two snakes
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A) He was transformed
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A) Hercules, when
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A) She
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A) Dionysus's first lover
B) Dionysus's
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