THYRSUS


Meaning of THYRSUS in English

[ 'θə:səs ]

■ noun ( plural thyrsi -sʌɪ , -si: ) (in ancient Greece and Rome) a staff or spear tipped with an ornament like a pine cone, carried by Bacchus and his followers.

Origin

L., from Gk thursos 'plant stalk, Bacchic staff'.

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