Maenad – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
maenad
n.
woman who participated in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus (Greek Mythology); bacchante, female follower of Dionysus or Bacchus in Greek Mythology; crazed infuriated or excited woman
Maenad
In
Greek mythology,
maenads (; ) were the female followers of
Dionysus and the most significant members of the
Thiasus, the god's retinue. Their name literally translates as "raving ones." Maenads were known as
Bassarids,
Bacchae or
Bacchantes in
Roman mythology after the penchant of the equivalent Roman god,
Bacchus, to wear a or
fox-skin.
maenad
Noun
1. an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
(hypernym) woman, adult female
2. (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
(hypernym) woman, adult female
(classification) Greek mythology
Maenad
(n.)
A frantic or frenzied woman.
(n.)
A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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