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Definition of Thyrsis

Thyrsi
Thyrsus Thyr"sus, n.; pl. Thyrsi. [L., fr. Gr. ?. Cf. Torso.] 1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites. A good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus. --Mrs. Browning. In my hand I bear The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine. --Longfellow. 2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.

Meaning of Thyrsis from wikipedia

- Thyrsis or Tirsi may refer to: Thyrsis, a character in the first idyll of Theocritus Thyrsis, a character in the seventh eclogue of Virgil Thyrsis (poem)...
- heightening From "Thyrsis" (1865) Arnold's poem is remembered above all for its lines describing the view of Oxford from Boars Hill. Portions of Thyrsis also appear...
- and fêtes. The fabulous history of Bacchus relates that he converted the thyrsi carried by himself and his followers into dangerous weapons, by concealing...
- Gangara thyrsis, commonly known as the giant redeye, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It breeds on a number of palm species...
- Thor's Cave (also known as Thor's House Cavern and Thyrsis's Cave) is a natural cavern located at SK09865496 in the Manifold Valley of the White Peak...
- Commons has media related to Cupidesthes thyrsis. Wikispecies has information related to Cupidesthes thyrsis. Cupidesthes at Markku Savela's website on...
- Coenonympha thyrsis is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. It is endemic to Crete. C. thyrsis Fn-. (48 e). Nearest...
- following works:[citation needed] the poems The Scholar Gypsy and Thyrsis by Matthew Arnold. Thyrsis includes the lines: "And that sweet city with her dreaming...
- Corydon over Thyrsis, Virgil was claiming his own superiority to Theocritus. Cucchiarelli (2011) also sees Corydon as Virgil's champion and Thyrsis as Theocritean...
- Elegy, which sets lines from this poem and from its companion-piece, "Thyrsis". Arnold prefaces the poem with an extract from Glanvill, which tells the...