Difference between revisions of "Thyrsus"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_185322" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_185322" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut. </p> <p> (2): (n.) 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. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) 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. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80458" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80458" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:04, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.
(2): ( n.) 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.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An attribute of Dionysus, being a staff or spear entwined with ivy leaves and a cone at the top; carried by the devotees of the god on festive occasions; the cone was presumed to cover the spear point, a wound from which was said to cause madness.
