person
Acoetes
also: the Lydian helmsman
A Lydian fisherman turned ship's helmsman who recognized the captive boy as the god Bacchus; spared when his shipmates were turned to dolphins, he became the god's votary and was captured by Pentheus.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §3.59 My name is Acoetes
A Lydian helmsman and devotee of Bacchus; the captive who tells Pentheus the tale of the god and the sailors.
- Metamorphoses §3.61 Acoetes
The narrator-helmsman, who alone refuses to join the crew's treachery.