Definition of Thirsus
Thyrsus, an attribute of Dionysus, being a staff or spear entwined
with ivy leaves and a cone at the top; carried by the devotees of the god
on festive occasions; the cone was presumed to cover the spear point, a
wound from which was said to cause madness.
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||Thyr"sus (?), n.; pl.
Thyrsi (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;. Cf. Torso.]
1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine
cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an
attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic
rites.
A good to grow on graves
As twist about a thyrsus. Mrs. Browning.
In my hand I bear
The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.
Longfellow.
2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a
dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.
||Thyr"sus (?), n.; pl.
Thyrsi (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;. Cf. Torso.]
1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine
cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an
attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic
rites.
A good to grow on graves
As twist about a thyrsus. Mrs. Browning.
In my hand I bear
The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.
Longfellow.
2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a
dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Latin
- a Bacchic staff, twined with ivy and vine
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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