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In
Greek mythology, Oestrus or Oistros (
Ancient Greek: Οἴστρῳ, meaning 'gadfly' or 'sting') was one of the leaders of the
satyrs
[1] who joined the army of
Dionysus in his campaign against
India.
[2]
Notes
References
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Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca translated by William Henry Denham Rouse (1863-1950), from the Loeb Classical Library, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1940.
Online version at the Topos Text Project.
- Nonnus of Panopolis, Dionysiaca. 3 Vols. W.H.D. Rouse. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1940–1942.
Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.