Silenusn.

Brit.

/sʌɪˈliːnəs/, U.S.

/saɪˈlinəs/

Inflections: Plural Sileni Brit.

/sʌɪˈliːnʌɪ/, U.S.

/saɪˈliˌnaɪ/.

Forms: 1500s– Silenus, 1600s Sileny (plural). Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Sīlēnus.

Etymology: < classical Latin Sīlēnus Silenus, companion of Dionysus, wood-god, satyr, in post-classical Latin also figure of Silenus, used as a casket for precious pieces of sculpture (a1536 in Erasmus; compare quot. ?1543 at sense 1a), in scientific Latin also as specific name of the lion-tailed macaque ( Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 26) < ancient Greek Σιληνός , Σειληνός Silenus, companion of Dionysus, wood-god, satyr, figure of Silenus, used as a casket for precious pieces of sculpture, of unknown origin. Compare earlier silen n.Compare the following earlier occurrence in English of the name of the companion of Dionysus:c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 350 His scholemaister & creauncer, whos name was Silenus.

a. A figure or box which is outwardly crude or unattractive, having either the form of a Silenus or being decorated with images of Sileni (sense 1b), but is beautifully carved on the inside or contains beautiful or valuable objects. Usually in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > statuary > [noun] > statue > other types of statue

Silenus?1543

round1634

polychrome1801

portrait statue1840

acroterion1842

magot1844

acrolith1847

tekoteko1848

petrifact1875

?1543 tr. Erasmus Sileni Alcibiadis sig. Aii Sileni [L. Silenos] were certayn Images karuen and grauen and made after suche a fasshion that they might be opened & closed agayne, which when they were close had a scorneful and monsterous shape, & when they were opened sodenly thei shewid as godes.

1660 T. Salusbury tr. D. Bartoli Learned Man defended & Reform'd ii. 186 Some Ancients, to conceal from the eyes of the vulgar the miseries of their Theology: hid them, (as treasures within the Sileny,) under the Fables.

1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. I. Prol. p. cxxvii Sileni of old were little Boxes, like those we now may see in the Shops of Apothecaries, painted on the outside with wanton toyish Figures..; but within those capricious Caskets, call'd Sileni, were carefully preserved and kept many rich and fine Drugs.

2019 G. Teskey Spenserian Moments ii. 69 These were like the Sileni in being ridiculous in the sight of the world but divine within.

b. Classical Mythology. A god or semi-divine woodland creature, part man and part horse or goat in form; a satyr, esp. an old one. Cf. satyr n. 1a.Sileni were originally depicted as having the form of a man with a horse's ears and tail, often with large genitals, and later with a goat's ears, tail, legs, and horns. The term is used interchangeably with satyr, but often refers specifically to a satyr with aged features. Sileni are commonly depicted as the companions of Bacchus or Dionysus and are associated with drunkenness and (especially sexually) uninhibited behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > satyr

devila1382

satyra1387

silenc1487

Silenus1572

satyrisk1583

tityrus1607

satyress1831

satyra1850

1572 R. Harrison tr. L. Lavater Of Ghostes i. i. 7 Menne saye, that Satyri, are almoste lyke vntoo menne: And those whiche are of full age are called Sileni [L. Silenos].

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 23 When Iupiter came to warre with the Gyantes, Bacchus and Vulcan, the Satyres and Sileni assisted and attended him, being carried vpon Asses.

1820 P. B. Shelley Hymn of Pan 18 The Sileni, and Sylvans, and Fauns, And the Nymphs of the woods and the waves.

2005 Renaissance Q. 58 162 In stylized portraits, Aretino appears satyr-like, a Silenus whose grotesque exterior conceals his divine interior.

c. A person resembling Silenus, the tutor and companion of the god Dionysus, or one of the Sileni (see sense 1b) in appearance or behaviour, esp. in being drunk or a source of entertainment or merriment. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius ii. f. 263 This ridiculous Silenus doth neuer play his part more pleasauntly, then whenas takyng the rodde in his hand, and sittyng in the Schoolemaisters chayre, he calleth forth poore seely Haddon into the middes of the Schoole.

1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 224 He was a very Silenus to the Boys,..the Students of the Law, to make them merry whenever they had a Mind to it.

1996 N.Y. Times 1 Feb. (Bk. Review) 13/3 Old Karamazov, a Silenus, the three young Karamazovs, a hermit, a monk, a foolish widow..—each and all insist on making a clean breast of it till you are fairly overwhelmed with the indecency of so much truth telling.

†2. Zoology. The lion-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus, native to southwestern India, which has mainly black fur and skin with a conspicuous ruff of long greyish-white hairs surrounding the face, and a tail with a tuft of hairs at the end. Frequently as a modifier. Cf. silen n. 2. Obsolete. rare.Also called wanderoo.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > family Cercopithecidae > genus Macaca (macaque) > Macaca silenus (lion-tailed macaque)

wanderoo1681

lion-tailed baboon1781

lion-tailed monkey1781

Silenus1831

silen1848

1831 Rep. Auditors Accts. Zool. Soc. 1830 17/1 (table) Silenus Monkey. Macacus Silenus, Lacép.

1871 Cassell's Nat. Hist. I. 117 The Silenus Ape, usually miscalled Wanderoo, is so baboonish that, although it has a long tail, it cannot be placed with the Common Macaque.

1884 R. A. Sterndale Nat. Hist. Mammalia India & Ceylon 24 Emerson Tennent..states that the silenus is not found in the island [sc. Ceylon] except as introduced by Arab horse-dealers occasionally.

Compounds

Designating a figure or box which is outwardly crude or unattractive, having either the form of a Silenus or being decorated with images of Sileni, but is beautifully carved on the inside or contains beautiful or valuable objects, as in Silenus box, Silenus figure. See sense 1a.

ΚΠ

1925 W. R. M. Lamb tr. Plato Symposium in tr. Plato Lysis, Symposium, Gorgias 219 I say he is likest to the Silenus-figures that sit in the statuaries' shops.

2013 Renaissance Q. 66 1092 The Silenus box, and cabinets of curiosities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silenus
释义	Silenusn. Brit. /sʌɪˈliːnəs/, U.S. /saɪˈlinəs/ Inflections: Plural Sileni Brit. /sʌɪˈliːnʌɪ/, U.S. /saɪˈliˌnaɪ/. Forms: 1500s– Silenus, 1600s Sileny (plural). Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Sīlēnus. Etymology: < classical Latin Sīlēnus Silenus, companion of Dionysus, wood-god, satyr, in post-classical Latin also figure of Silenus, used as a casket for precious pieces of sculpture (a1536 in Erasmus; compare quot. ?1543 at sense 1a), in scientific Latin also as specific name of the lion-tailed macaque ( Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 26) < ancient Greek Σιληνός , Σειληνός Silenus, companion of Dionysus, wood-god, satyr, figure of Silenus, used as a casket for precious pieces of sculpture, of unknown origin. Compare earlier silen n.Compare the following earlier occurrence in English of the name of the companion of Dionysus:c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica v. 350 His scholemaister & creauncer, whos name was Silenus. 1. a. A figure or box which is outwardly crude or unattractive, having either the form of a Silenus or being decorated with images of Sileni (sense 1b), but is beautifully carved on the inside or contains beautiful or valuable objects. Usually in plural. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > statuary > [noun] > statue > other types of statue Silenus?1543 round1634 polychrome1801 portrait statue1840 acroterion1842 magot1844 acrolith1847 tekoteko1848 petrifact1875 ?1543 tr. Erasmus Sileni Alcibiadis sig. Aii Sileni [L. Silenos] were certayn Images karuen and grauen and made after suche a fasshion that they might be opened & closed agayne, which when they were close had a scorneful and monsterous shape, & when they were opened sodenly thei shewid as godes. 1660 T. Salusbury tr. D. Bartoli Learned Man defended & Reform'd ii. 186 Some Ancients, to conceal from the eyes of the vulgar the miseries of their Theology: hid them, (as treasures within the Sileny,) under the Fables. 1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais Wks. I. Prol. p. cxxvii Sileni of old were little Boxes, like those we now may see in the Shops of Apothecaries, painted on the outside with wanton toyish Figures..; but within those capricious Caskets, call'd Sileni, were carefully preserved and kept many rich and fine Drugs. 2019 G. Teskey Spenserian Moments ii. 69 These were like the Sileni in being ridiculous in the sight of the world but divine within. b. Classical Mythology. A god or semi-divine woodland creature, part man and part horse or goat in form; a satyr, esp. an old one. Cf. satyr n. 1a.Sileni were originally depicted as having the form of a man with a horse's ears and tail, often with large genitals, and later with a goat's ears, tail, legs, and horns. The term is used interchangeably with satyr, but often refers specifically to a satyr with aged features. Sileni are commonly depicted as the companions of Bacchus or Dionysus and are associated with drunkenness and (especially sexually) uninhibited behaviour. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > satyr devila1382 satyra1387 silenc1487 Silenus1572 satyrisk1583 tityrus1607 satyress1831 satyra1850 1572 R. Harrison tr. L. Lavater Of Ghostes i. i. 7 Menne saye, that Satyri, are almoste lyke vntoo menne: And those whiche are of full age are called Sileni [L. Silenos]. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 23 When Iupiter came to warre with the Gyantes, Bacchus and Vulcan, the Satyres and Sileni assisted and attended him, being carried vpon Asses. 1820 P. B. Shelley Hymn of Pan 18 The Sileni, and Sylvans, and Fauns, And the Nymphs of the woods and the waves. 2005 Renaissance Q. 58 162 In stylized portraits, Aretino appears satyr-like, a Silenus whose grotesque exterior conceals his divine interior. c. A person resembling Silenus, the tutor and companion of the god Dionysus, or one of the Sileni (see sense 1b) in appearance or behaviour, esp. in being drunk or a source of entertainment or merriment. Now rare. ΚΠ 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius ii. f. 263 This ridiculous Silenus doth neuer play his part more pleasauntly, then whenas takyng the rodde in his hand, and sittyng in the Schoolemaisters chayre, he calleth forth poore seely Haddon into the middes of the Schoole. 1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 224 He was a very Silenus to the Boys,..the Students of the Law, to make them merry whenever they had a Mind to it. 1996 N.Y. Times 1 Feb. (Bk. Review) 13/3 Old Karamazov, a Silenus, the three young Karamazovs, a hermit, a monk, a foolish widow..—each and all insist on making a clean breast of it till you are fairly overwhelmed with the indecency of so much truth telling. †2. Zoology. The lion-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus, native to southwestern India, which has mainly black fur and skin with a conspicuous ruff of long greyish-white hairs surrounding the face, and a tail with a tuft of hairs at the end. Frequently as a modifier. Cf. silen n. 2. Obsolete. rare.Also called wanderoo. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > suborder Anthropoidea (higher primates) > [noun] > group Catarrhinae (Old World monkey) > family Cercopithecidae > genus Macaca (macaque) > Macaca silenus (lion-tailed macaque) wanderoo1681 lion-tailed baboon1781 lion-tailed monkey1781 Silenus1831 silen1848 1831 Rep. Auditors Accts. Zool. Soc. 1830 17/1 (table) Silenus Monkey. Macacus Silenus, Lacép. 1871 Cassell's Nat. Hist. I. 117 The Silenus Ape, usually miscalled Wanderoo, is so baboonish that, although it has a long tail, it cannot be placed with the Common Macaque. 1884 R. A. Sterndale Nat. Hist. Mammalia India & Ceylon 24 Emerson Tennent..states that the silenus is not found in the island [sc. Ceylon] except as introduced by Arab horse-dealers occasionally. Compounds Designating a figure or box which is outwardly crude or unattractive, having either the form of a Silenus or being decorated with images of Sileni, but is beautifully carved on the inside or contains beautiful or valuable objects, as in Silenus box, Silenus figure. See sense 1a. ΚΠ 1925 W. R. M. Lamb tr. Plato Symposium in tr. Plato Lysis, Symposium, Gorgias 219 I say he is likest to the Silenus-figures that sit in the statuaries' shops. 2013 Renaissance Q. 66 1092 The Silenus box, and cabinets of curiosities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1543
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