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Silenus Moderate

Silenus has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

Proper Noun
1

A companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus.

See Also
silenic dionysus
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Greek deity
Rhyming Words
nus anus gnus onus snus oenus honus janus agnus panus conus linus menus pinus sinus venus tonus manus yunus minus
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