Maenads

In Greek mythology, Maenads were the female followers of Dionysus, the most significant members of the Thiasus, the retinue of Dionysus. Their name literally translates as “raving ones". Often the maenads were portrayed as inspired by him into a state of ecstatic frenzy, through a combination of dancing and drunken intoxication.

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Greek, Dionysus, female, mythology, woman, mythological, maenads, Thiasus, "raving ones"

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Source

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1889)

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