THYRSUS


Meaning of THYRSUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthər-səs ]

noun

( plural thyr·si -ˌsī, -ˌsē)

Etymology: Latin, from Greek thyrsos

Date: 1591

: a staff surmounted by a pinecone or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries that is carried by Bacchus and by satyrs and others engaging in bacchic rites

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