| Word | thyrsus |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A staff or spear tipped with an ornament (often a pinecone), carried by Dionysus & followers. |
| Sentence | [Dionysus: ] Now Thebes is my choice to be the first place I have filled with cries of ecstasy, clothed with fawnskin, put thyrsus in hand... |
| Source | Bacchae, Euripides, l. 23–26, p. 2 |
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