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Meaning of SILENUS
Pronunciation:
sI'leenus
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
the
chief
satyr
in
the
service
of
Bacchus
;
father
of
Dionysus
;
usually
depicted
as
drunk
and
jolly
and
riding
a
donkey
[n]
any
of
the
minor
woodland
deities
who
were
companions
of
Dionysus
(
similar
to
the
satyrs
)
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See Also:
forest god
,
Greek deity
,
satyr
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition:
\
Si
*
le
"
nus
\,
n
. [
L
.
Silenus
the
tutor
and
attendant
of
Bacchus
.] (
Zo
["
o
]
l
.)
See
{
Wanderoo
}.
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