BASSARIDS


Meaning of BASSARIDS in English

[Greek] Bassarids, from bassaris ("foxskin"), worn by Dionysus in his Thracian mysteries. Hence the Thracian Dionysus was sometimes called Bassareus, and his Maenads were called Bassarides.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.