place
The Ganges
Ganges
also: Gangetis terra
The great river of India; 'the Ganges-land' (Gangetis terra) stands for the East that Bacchus subdued.
Reading notes
- The Loves §1.2 Ganges-land
The Indian East, named for its great river, which Bacchus conquered.
- Ibis §5 Ganges
The great river of India, proverbially warm, paired with the cold Danube as an image of 'forever.'
- Metamorphoses §5.98 the river Ganges
The great river of India, whose waters the nymph Limnaee inhabited.
- Sorrows §5.3 Ganges
The great Indian river, marking the eastern limit of Bacchus's wanderings.