Redolent of crocus.
And Achæus, in his Æthon, a satyric drama, says—
Anointed o'er with baccaris, and dressing
All his front hair with cooling fans of feathers.
But Ion, in his Omphale, says—
'Tis better far to know the use of μύρα,
And βάκκαρις, and Sardian ornaments,
Than all the fashions in the Peloponnesus.
And when he speaks of Sardian ornaments, he means to include perfumes; since the Lydians were very notorious for their luxury. And so Anacreon uses the word Λυδοπαθὴς (Lydian-like) as equivalent to ἡδυπαθὴς (luxurious). Sophocles also uses the word βάκκαρις; and Magnes, in his Lydians, says—
A man should bathe, and then with baccaris