they came upon women celebrating the rites of Dionysus near Mount Drius. As the Thracians attacked, the women scattered: some fled to the sea, others to the mountain. A maid named Coronis was seized by Butes and forced to lie with him. In her anger, she called upon Dionysus for help, and the god struck Butes with madness, causing him to throw himself into a well and perish.

After the death of Butes, the remaining Thracians seized other women from among