The swollen silenus has an onomatopeian Kabyle name, in connection with the sound made by its leaves.
Source: tatoeba (9780774)
Silenus
/saɪˈliːnəs/
Synonyms for "silenus" (15 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesGreek deityartistic motiffigurative motificonographymythical beingmythical creaturemythology figuresatyr
More specific
4 entriesdrunken satyrfrieze figuregarden statuemusician satyr
Collocations
5 entriesSilenus figureSilenus iconographySilenus motifSilenus sculpturefrieze Silenus figure
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
There are oranges from Florida and Tangiers, dainty maiden blush apples from New England, figs and dates from the Levant, prunes and prunelles from Italy, candied apricots from France, and the superb English hothouse grapes, more luscious than Silenus ever crushed against his palate.
Source: wiktionary