Silenus

or Si·le·nos, Sei·le·nos

[ sahy-lee-nuhs ]

/ saɪˈli nəs /

noun, plural Si·le·ni [sahy-lee-nahy] /saɪˈli naɪ/ for 2. Classical Mythology.

a forest spirit, sometimes referred to as the oldest of the satyrs and the foster father, teacher, and companion of Dionysus: often represented as a bearded old man.

(lowercase) any of a group of forest spirits similar to satyrs: often represented as a drunken old man with the legs and ears of a horse.

Words nearby Silenus

“Silent Night”, silent partner, silent service, silent treatment, silent vote, Silenus, silesia, Silesian, silex, silhouette, silica

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Example sentences from the Web for Silenus

This Silenus, with a stomach like a hogshead, still believes himself a danger to womankind.
Cyrano de Bergerac|Edmond Rostand
The greater portion of the child, the left arm and hand of Silenus, and the ivy-leaves, are restorations.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare
Pan, Silenus, the Satyrs and the Fauns were either capriform or had some part of their bodies shaped like that of a goat.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
The thick-set figure of Silenus is about sixteen inches high.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August Mau

He had a jovial, rotund face, covered in large part by a bushy beard, and would have done excellently as a model for Silenus.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for Silenus

Silenus

/ (saɪˈliːnəs) /

noun Greek myth

chief of the satyrs and foster father to Dionysus: often depicted riding drunkenly on a donkey

plural Sileni (saɪˈliːnəɪ) (often not capital) one of a class of woodland deities, closely similar to the satyrs

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单词	silenus
释义	Silenus or Si·le·nos, Sei·le·nos [ sahy-lee-nuhs ] / saɪˈli nəs / noun, plural Si·le·ni [sahy-lee-nahy] /saɪˈli naɪ/ for 2. Classical Mythology. a forest spirit, sometimes referred to as the oldest of the satyrs and the foster father, teacher, and companion of Dionysus: often represented as a bearded old man. (lowercase) any of a group of forest spirits similar to satyrs: often represented as a drunken old man with the legs and ears of a horse. Words nearby Silenus “Silent Night”, silent partner, silent service, silent treatment, silent vote, Silenus, silesia, Silesian, silex, silhouette, silica Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Silenus This Silenus, with a stomach like a hogshead, still believes himself a danger to womankind. Cyrano de Bergerac\|Edmond Rostand The greater portion of the child, the left arm and hand of Silenus, and the ivy-leaves, are restorations. Walks in Rome\|Augustus J.C. Hare Pan, Silenus, the Satyrs and the Fauns were either capriform or had some part of their bodies shaped like that of a goat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1\|Various The thick-set figure of Silenus is about sixteen inches high. Pompeii, Its Life and Art\|August Mau He had a jovial, rotund face, covered in large part by a bushy beard, and would have done excellently as a model for Silenus. War in the Garden of Eden\|Kermit Roosevelt British Dictionary definitions for Silenus Silenus / (saɪˈliːnəs) / noun Greek myth chief of the satyrs and foster father to Dionysus: often depicted riding drunkenly on a donkey plural Sileni (saɪˈliːnəɪ) (often not capital) one of a class of woodland deities, closely similar to the satyrs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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