SILENUS

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• SILENUS (noun)
  The noun SILENUS has 2 senses:

1. any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)

2. the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey

  Familiarity information: SILENUS used as a noun is rare.

• SILENUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("silenus" is a kind of...):

Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

forest god; satyr (one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns)