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Furibunda simul anhelans vaga vadit, animam agens,
Comitata tympano Attis per opaca nemora dux,
Veluti iuvenca vitans onus indomita iugi:
Rapidae ducem sequuntur Gallae properipedem.

Word:

Attis

Question:

Why is Attis accompanied by a tambourine and leading Gallan dancers through the dark woods?

Answer (optional):

Attis is accompanied by a tambourine and leading Gallan dancers through the dark woods because he is experiencing frenzied madness, and he is being driven by Cybele, the goddess of the woods, to participate in her sacred rites.