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maenad
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Maenad
Mythical female figures who join in the revelry at festivals of Dionysos. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Maenad
a raving woman; a female worshipers of Dionysus. See Bacchae who takes part in Bacchic processions. Found op http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glossaryi.html
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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 op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=maenad
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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. ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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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) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?maenad
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maenad
noun (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=maenad
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Maenad
• (n.) A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus. • (n.) A frantic or frenzied woman. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/maenad/
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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 f... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/8
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Maenad
HMS Maenad was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1944. HMS Maenad was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dua... Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/RM.HTM
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Maenad
In Greek mythology, maenads (Ancient Greek: μαινάδες, mainádes) were the female followers of Dionysus (Bacchus in the Roman pantheon), the most significant members of the Thiasus, the god`s retinue. Their name literally translates as "raving ones". Often the maenads were portrayed as inspi... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maenad
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maenad
- an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
- (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
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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 Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0010637.html
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maenad
1) Adult female 2) Attendant of dionysus 3) Attendant on dionysus 4) Female bacchanalian 5) Frenzied female 6) Frenzied woman 7) Participant in dionysian orgies 8) Priestess of bacchus 9) Woman Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/maenad/1
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