Ptolemy I Soter as Dionysus 3rd Century BCE

"Consequently, Alexander’s army lost the way, and even the guides were in doubt about the course to take. Ptolemy, son of Lagus, says that two serpents went in front of the army, uttering a voice, and Alexander ordered the guides to follow them, trusting in the divine portent. He says too that they showed the way to the oracle and back again."

-Arrian: The Anabasis of Alexander, Chapter 3

Ptolemy I Soter as Dionysus 3rd Century BCE. Current location: Walters Art Museum.

Source:

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Quote:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46976/46976-h/46976-h.htm