SILENUS

Silenus

(noun) the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey

silenus

(noun) any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Silenus

(Greek mythology) A companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus.

Anagrams

• insulse

Source: Wiktionary


Si*le"nus, n. Etym: [L. Silenus the tutor and attendant of Bacchus.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Wanderoo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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