▁enters ▁into ▁a ▁musical ▁contest ▁with ▁Apol lo . ▁Ian ▁Morris ▁cons iders ▁Prom ethe us ' ▁advent ures ▁as ▁" a ▁place ▁between ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁gods ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁man ." ▁An ▁anonymous ▁pap yrus ▁fragment , ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁century , ▁v ivid ly ▁port ray s ▁D ion ys us ' ▁pun ishment ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Th race , ▁Ly c urg us , ▁whose ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁god ▁came ▁too ▁late , ▁resulting ▁in ▁hor r ific ▁pen alt ies ▁that ▁extended ▁into ▁the ▁after life . ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁D ion ys us ▁to ▁establish ▁his ▁cult ▁in ▁Th race ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁an ▁A esch yle an ▁tr il ogy . ▁In ▁another ▁tra ged y , ▁Eur ip ides ' ▁The ▁Bac ch ae , ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁The bes , ▁Pent he us , ▁is ▁pun ished ▁by ▁D ion ys us , ▁because ▁he ▁dis res pected ▁the ▁god ▁and ▁sp ied ▁on ▁his ▁Ma en ads , ▁the ▁female ▁wor sh ipp ers ▁of ▁the ▁god . ▁ ▁In ▁another ▁story , ▁based ▁on ▁an ▁old ▁fol kt ale - mot if , ▁and ▁echo ing ▁a ▁similar ▁theme , ▁Dem eter ▁was ▁searching ▁for ▁her ▁daughter , ▁Per se phone , ▁having ▁taken ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁woman ▁called ▁D oso , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁hosp itable ▁welcome ▁from ▁C ele us , ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Ele us is ▁in ▁Att