maenad

A female member of the cult of Dionysus. The name comes from their extravagant gestures and the frenzied rites they performed. See also Bacchantes.

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The name comes via Latin from Greek μαινεσθαι, "to rave."

References

Source

  • Aken, Dr. A.R.A. van. (1961). Elseviers Mythologische Encyclopedie. Amsterdam: Elsevier.