Silenus
[sai'li:nәs]
Definition
(noun.) the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey.
(noun.) any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs).
Typist: Oliver--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) See Wanderoo.
Typist: Pearl
Definition
n. the foster-father of Bacchus a little pot-bellied old man bald-headed and snub-nosed generally astride of an ass drunk and attended by a troop of satyrs.
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Examples
- I might have been Silenus's widow, said Rebecca. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- What an old Silenus it was! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He is ironical, provoking, questioning, the old enemy of the Sophists, ready to put on the mask of Silenus as well as to argue seriously. Plato. The Republic.
- Silenus, by his drunken gestures, and difficulty in keeping his seat, evoked roars of laughter, and was quite the hero of the hour. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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