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They wore fawn-skin over their robe, waving ivy-wreathed wands. They seemed mad with joy.

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Were there women in the procession of Dionysus?

Yes. The Maenads/Bacchantes.


Who is dioysus's companion?

Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and pleasure, is often accompanied by a group of followers known as maenads or bacchantes. These were women who were devoted to him and took part in wild and ecstatic celebrations in his honor.


Who are the maenads?

The Maenads, or the Bacchantes, as they were also called, were women frenzied with wine. They rushed through woods and over mountains uttering sharp cries, waving pine-cone-tipped wands, swept away in a fierce ecstasy. Nothing could stop them. They would tear to pieces the wild creatures they met and devour the bloody shreds of flesh.


What are the female followers of Dionysus called?

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What are Dionysus's female followers called?

Maenads... carried a thrysus in pictures (looks like a staff with a pine cone on top!)


What were dionysus hobbies?

he enjoys partying with is maenads and satyrs


How was orpheus killed?

He was torn apart by the Maenads for not honoring the god Dionysus.


What were the mythical creatures that were dionysus followers called?

Sileni, Satyrs and Nymphs/ Maenads.


What has the author Christophe Cusset written?

Christophe Cusset has written: 'Les bacchantes de theocrite. texte, coprs et morceaux'


What is the drama festival of Dionysus?

Dionysus is the god of wine and vegetation, who showed mortals how to cultivate grapevines and make wine. Dionysus was worshiped by the maenads or bacchantes, who were a group of female devotees who left their homes to roam the wilderness in ecstatic devotion to dionysus. Dionysus was good and gentle to those who worshiped him,but he brought about madness and destruction upon those who spurned him or the orgiastic rituals of his cult. dionysus was believed to die each winter and was reborn in he spring. This cyclical revival, accompanied by the seasonal renewal of the fruits of the earth, embodied the promise of resurrection.


What are Dionysus' symbols?

Dionysus' symbols include the thyrsus, vines, wine, and crazed women (known as the Maenads or Bacchae).


How did pentheus die?

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