Anoint himself.

Perhaps, however, μύρον and βάκκαρις were not exactly the same thing; for Æschylus, in his Amymone, makes a distinction between them, and says—

Your βακκάρεις and your μύρα.

And Simonides says—

And then with μύρον, and rich spices too,

And βάκκαρις, did I anoint myself.

And Aristophanes, in his Thesmophoriazusæ, says—

PERFUMES.

O venerable Jove! with what a scent

Did that vile bag, the moment it was open'd,