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Definition of Maenad

Maenad
Maenad M[ae]"nad, n. [L. Maenas, -adis, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to rave.] 1. A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus. 2. A frantic or frenzied woman.

Meaning of Maenad from wikipedia

- In Gr**** mythology, maenads (/ˈmiːnædz/; Ancient Gr****: μαινάδες [maiˈnades]) were the female followers of Dionysus and the most significant members of...
- Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Maenad, after the maenads, female followers of Dionysus in Gr**** mythology: HMS Maenad (1915) was an Admiralty M-class...
- HMS Maenad was a reciprocating engine-powered Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She survived the war and...
- In Gr**** mythology, Eurypyle (Ancient Gr****: Εὐρυπύλην) was a maenad. She was a follower of Dionysus and was killed by Morrheus. Nonnus, 30.222 Nonnus...
- HMS Maenad was an Admiralty M-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during the First World War. The M class were an improvement on the previous...
- astrological iconography, especially in the Roman period. On temple roofs, maenads and satyrs were often alternated. The frightening features of the Gorgon...
- Maenad: A Women’s Literary Journal was an American feminist periodical published in Gloucester, M****achusetts in the early 1980s. The magazine's content...
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- his wife Eurydice from the underworld, and his death at the hands of the maenads of Dionysus, who got tired of his mourning for his late wife Eurydice....
- Reedy Pond" "Poem for a Birthday" (seven poem series) "Who" "Dark House" "Maenad" "The Beast" "Flute Notes from a Reedy Pond" "Witch Burning" "The Stones"...