Silenus

/saɪˈlinəs/
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Other forms: Silenuses

Definitions of Silenus
  1. noun
    the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey
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    forest god, satyr
    one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
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