Meaning Silenus
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Silenus1710, from Greek Seilenos, foster-father of Bacchus and leader of the satyrs; the name is of unknown origin (Klein compares Thracian zilai "wine").
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SilenusSilenus was one of the gods of wine in Antiquity and one of the chief companions of Bacchus. He is depicted as a fat and jolly old man, frequently drunk, often riding on an ass (or falling off it).
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Silenus(n) any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)(n) the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and [..]
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SilenusLatinized form of Greek Σειληνός (Seilenos), of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology he was a companion and teacher of Dionysos, often depicted as an intoxicated [..]
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Silenus
(Greek mythology) A companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus.
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SilenusLatinized form of Greek Σειληνός (Seilenos), of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology he was a companion and teacher of Dionysos, often depicted as an intoxicated [..]
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