MAENAD

maenad

(noun) (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus

maenad

(noun) an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

maenad (plural maenads or maenades)

(Greek mythology) A female follower of Dionysus, associated with intense reveling.

An excessively wild or emotional woman.

Anagrams

• anadem

Source: Wiktionary

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Mæ"nad, n. Etym: [L. Maenas, -adis, Gr.

1. A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus.

2. A frantic or frenzied woman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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