Bacchantes
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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.
