THYRSUS


Meaning of THYRSUS in English

[thyr.sus] n, pl thyr.si [L, fr. Gk thyrsos] (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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