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Silenus

//saɪˈliːnəs// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus. Greek

    "As a goat he [Dionysus] can hardly be separated from the minor divinities, the Pans, Satyrs, and Silenuses, all of whom are closely associated with him and are represented more or less completely in the form of goats."

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sīlēnus, from Ancient Greek Σῑληνός (Sīlēnós). Doublet of Silvanus.

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