bacchante – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
bacchante
n.
priestess of Bacchus; female follower of Bacchus (Mythology)
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.
bacchante
Noun
1. (classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus
(hypernym) votary
(classification) Roman mythology
bacchante
nf.
bacchante, female follower of Bacchus (Greek Mythology)
bacchante (f de)
n.
bacchante, maenad, female follower of Bacchus (Greek Mythology); crazed infuriated woman
