tum fera caeruleis intexit cornua sertis ipse manu tractans, notaeque in limite silvae principio largos novies tellure cavata inclinat Bacchi latices et munera verni lactis et Actaeos imbres suadumque cruorem manibus; aggeritur quantum bibit arida tellus.
Then with his own hands he twined the fierce horns with garlands dark of hue and at the edge of the familiar wood he first tips lavish draughts of Bacchus into the earth hollowed in nine places and gifts of vernal milk and Attic rain  and blood persuasive to spirits. As much as the dry earth will drink is poured.
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