Liknites
"He of the Winnowing-fan." An epithet of Dionysus, alluding to a fertility aspect of the god. The name means "He of the Winnowing-fan"; a sort of shovel with which the cut grain was thrown into the air to separate the chaff. The winnowing-fan was one of the implements used in the Mysteries.
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References
Source
- Frazer, James George. (1922). The Golden Bough. London: Penguin Books, p. 339.