In
Greek mythology, Maenads were female
worshippers of
Dionysus, the
Greek god of
mystery,
wine, and
intoxication, and the
Roman god
Bacchus. Their name literally translates as "raving ones". They were known as wild, insane women who could not be reasoned with. The mysteries of Dionysus inspired the women to
ecstatic frenzy; they indulged in copious amounts of violence, bloodletting, sexual activity, self-intoxication, and mutilation. They were usually pictured as crowned with
vine leaves, clothed in
fawnskins and carrying the
thyrsus, and dancing with wild abandon. The Maenads are the most significant members of the
Thiasus, the retinue of Dionysus.
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[Greek] An epithet of the Maenads, the frenzied, ecstatic women in the train of Dionysus.
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