MAENAD


Meaning of MAENAD in English

[ 'mi:nad ]

■ noun (in ancient Greece) a female follower of Bacchus, traditionally associated with divine possession and frenzied rites.

Derivatives

~ic adjective

Origin

C16: via L. from Gk Mainas , Mainad- , from mainesthai 'to rave'.

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