Meaning of Thyias | Babel Free
[ˈtʰyj.jas]Definitions
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maenad Greek, declension-3, feminine
- Equivalent to 'maenad': A female follower of Dionysus (“the god of wine”), associated with intense revelling.
Equivalents
Examples
“… quālīs commōtīs excitā sacrīs Thyias, ubi audītō stimulant trietērica Bacchō”
2002 translation by A. S. Kline … like a Maenad, thrilled by the shaken emblems of the god, when the biennial festival rouses her, and, hearing the Bacchic cry, Mount Cithaeron summons her by night with its noise.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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