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1. Maenad
   Mythical female figures who join in the revelry at festivals of Dionysos.
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2. Maenad
   a raving woman; a female worshipers of Dionysus. See Bacchae who takes part in Bacchic processions.
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3. maenad
   [n] - an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman 2. [n] - (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
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4. 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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5. 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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6. maenad
   noun (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
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7. Maenad
   • (n.) A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus. • (n.) A frantic or frenzied woman.
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8. 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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9. 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...
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10. maenad
    
    • an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
    • (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
    
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11. 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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12. 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". Ofte...
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