Thyrsus

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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.

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