silenus meaning

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silenus (noun): any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs).

silenus has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

silenus as a noun

  1. any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)

    Type of: Greek deity

  2. the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey

    Type of: satyr

Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)

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