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158 [Dionysos, after conquering the Indians, in- vaded Baktria, taking with him as auxiliaries the Indians and Amazons. That country has for its boundary the river S a r a n g 6 s.^ The Baktrians seized the mountains overhanging that river with a view to attack Dionysos, in cross- ing it, from a post of advantage. He, however, having encamped along the river, ordered the Amazons and the Bakkhai to cross it, in order that the Baktrians, in their contempt for women, might he induced to come down from the heights. The women then assayed to cross the stream, and the enemy came downhill, and advancing to the river endeavoured to beat them back. The women then retreated, and the Baktrians pursued them as far as the bank ; then Dionysos, coming to the rescue with his men, slew the Baktrians, who were impeded from fighting by the current, and he crossed the river in safety. Fragm. LVIII. Polyaen. Si/rateg, I. 3. 4. Of Hercules and Pandaa. (Of. Fragm. L. 15.) HeraklSs begat a daughter in India whom he called P a n d a i a. To her he assigned that portion of India which lies to southward and ex- tends to the sea, while he distributed the people subject to her rule into 365 villages, giving orders that one village should each day bring to the % See Ind. Ant^ Notes to Anrian in vol, V. p» 882. Digitized by Google