Difference between revisions of "Bacchantes"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_90965" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_90965" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (pl.) of Bacchante </p> <p> (2): (pl.) of Bacchant </p> | <p> '''(1):''' (pl.) of Bacchante </p> <p> '''(2):''' (pl.) of Bacchant </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68436" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68436" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:06, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (pl.) of Bacchante
(2): (pl.) of Bacchant
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Those who took part in the festival of Bacchus, confined originally to women, and were called by a number of names, such as Mænads, Thyads, &c.; they wore their hair dishevelled and thrown back, and had loose flowing garments.
