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A-Z: General definitions: Maenads

Definition

Female followers of Dionysus, also known as Bacchae (women of Bacchus), who celebrated his rites in wild ecstasy.

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Pentheus
Greek god of wine. (Roman name, Bacchus.)
Followers of Bacchus (Dionysus), also known as Maenads.
Roman god of wine. (Greek name, Dionysus.)
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