▁And ▁pure ▁wine , ▁that ▁she ▁may ▁be ▁d run ken ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁sleep ". ▁ ▁The ▁semi - person ification ▁of ▁e ires in ▁will ▁be ▁noticed ; ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁Mann hardt , ▁the ▁branch ▁emb od ies ▁the ▁tree ▁spirit ▁conce ived ▁as ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁veget ation ▁in ▁general , ▁whose ▁viv ifying ▁and ▁f ruct ifying ▁influence ▁is ▁thus ▁brought ▁to ▁bear ▁upon ▁the ▁corn ▁in ▁particular . ▁ ▁A eti olog ists ▁connected ▁both ▁offer ings ▁with ▁the ▁C ret an ▁expedition ▁of ▁These us , ▁who , ▁when ▁driven ▁ash ore ▁at ▁Del os , ▁v owed ▁a ▁thank - of fer ing ▁to ▁Apol lo ▁if ▁he ▁sle w ▁the ▁Min ota ur , ▁which ▁afterwards ▁took ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁e ires in ▁and ▁P yan ops ia . ▁To ▁explain ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁h odge - pod ge , ▁it ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁com r ades ▁on ▁landing ▁in ▁Att ica ▁gathered ▁up ▁the ▁scra ps ▁of ▁their ▁prov isions ▁that ▁remained ▁and ▁prepared ▁a ▁me al ▁from ▁them . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁Att ribution ▁ ▁End notes : ▁W . ▁Mann hardt , ▁W eld - ▁und ▁Fe id k ul te ▁( 1 9 0 5 ), ▁ii . ▁ 2 1 4 , ▁for ▁an ▁exhaust ive ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁e ires in ▁and ▁its ▁analog ies ; ▁J . ▁G . ▁Fra zer , ▁The ▁Golden ▁B ough ▁( 1 9 0 0 ),