Look up: maenad

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   Maenad
   Mythical female figures who join in the revelry at festivals of Dionysos.
   Found on http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/glo
   
   
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   Maenad
   a raving woman; a female worshipers of Dionysus. See Bacchae who takes part in Bacchic processions.
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   maenad
   [n] - an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman 2. [n] - (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   maenad
   In Greek mythology, one of the women participants in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus; maenads were also known as Bacchae. ...
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   maenad
   1. A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus. ... 2. A frantic or frenzied woman. ... Origin: L. Maenas, -adis, Gr, fr. To rave. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   maenad
   noun (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
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   Maenad
   In Greek mythology, `Maenads` were the inspired and frenzied female worshippers of Dionysus, the Greek god of mystery, wine, and intoxication, the Roman god Bacchus. Their name literally translates as `raving ones`. They were known as wild, insane women who could not be reasoned with. The mysteries of Dionysus inspired the women to ecstatic frenzy; they indulged in copious amounts of violence, bloodletting, sexual activity, self-intoxication, and...
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   Maenad
   • (n.) A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus. • (n.) A frantic or frenzied woman.
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   Maenad
   (from the article `Orpheus`) Orpheus himself was later killed by the women of Thrace. The motive and manner of his death vary in different accounts, but the earliest known, that ... ...madness` at the time of the autumnal grape harvest. In his drama Bacchae, Euripides (c. 480–406 ) described the frenzy of Greek women, called ....
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    maenad
    
    1. an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
    2. (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
    
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