THYRSUS (qu/rsoj), a pole carried by Dionysus, and by Satyrs, Maenades, and others who engaged in Bacchic festivities and rites<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... The fabulous history of Bacchus relates that he converted the thyrsi carried by himself and his followers into dangerous weapons, by concealing an iron point in the head of leaves. Hence his thyrsus is called "a spear enveloped in vine-leaves", and its point was thought to incite madness<nobr> <wbr></nobr>...
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on August 24, 2003 08:58 PMTHYRSUS (qu/rsoj), a pole carried by Dionysus, and by Satyrs, Maenades, and others who engaged in Bacchic festivities and rites<nobr> <wbr></nobr>... The fabulous history of Bacchus relates that he converted the thyrsi carried by himself and his followers into dangerous weapons, by concealing an iron point in the head of leaves. Hence his thyrsus is called "a spear enveloped in vine-leaves", and its point was thought to incite madness<nobr> <wbr></nobr>...
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