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THIASUS — apud Papinium Statium, Theb. l. 9. v. 612 Si mihi non unquam thiasis, lususve protervae Noctis alibique passim, ex Graeco Θίασος, Bacchi chorea est, pueris et virginibus, Bacchis et Satyricis, quae vinô ebriae colebant cantu suum Nummen, constans … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
thiasus — /thīˈə səs/ noun A group of worshippers collected together to sing and dance in praise of a god, esp Bacchus ORIGIN: Gr thiasos … Useful english dictionary
Thiasus — In Greek mythology, the Thiasus (Greek thiasos), was the ecstatic retinue of Dionysus, often pictured as inebriated revelers. Many of the myths of Dionysus are connected with his arrival; the grandest such vision was his triumphant return from… … Wikipedia
TIASUS — Thiasus … Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions
TIASUSPOSUTAN — Thiasus posuit annorum … Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions
thiase — ● thiase nom masculin (latin thiasus, du grec thiasos) Cortège de Dionysos ou de quelque autre divinité grecque. Dans l Antiquité, association populaire à caractère religieux se réunissant dans des cérémonies secrètes. ⇒THIASE, subst. masc. ANTIQ … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tíaso — Dioniso y miembros de su thíasos en una crátera ática de figuras rojas, 520–510 a. C. (Museo del Louvre). En la mitología griega,[1] el tíaso (griego antiguo t … Wikipedia Español
Heracles — This article is about the Greek mythic hero. For the Roman mythological analogue, see Hercules. For other uses, see Heracles (disambiguation). Heracles … Wikipedia
Dionysus — Bacchus redirects here. For other uses, see Bacchus (disambiguation). This article is about the Greco Roman deity. For other uses of the names Dionysus and Dionysos , see Dionysos (disambiguation). For other uses of the theophoric name Dionysius … Wikipedia
Maenad — Bacchae redirects here. For the tragedy by Euripides, see The Bacchae. Bassarids redirects here. For the opera by Hans Werner Henze, see The Bassarids. Furious Maenad,carrying a thyrsus and a panther,with a snake rolled up over her head.Tondo of… … Wikipedia
