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== 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> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80458" /> == | |||
<p> 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. </p> | <p> 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. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_185322"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/thyrsus Thyrsus from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_80458"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/thyrsus Thyrsus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_80458"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/thyrsus Thyrsus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:10, 12 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.
