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Silenus

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Noun

1. silenus

any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)

2. silenus

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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Silenus

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noun Greek mythology
1. 
chief of the satyrs and foster father to Dionysus: often depicted riding drunkenly on a donkey
2. Word forms: plural Sileni (saɪˈliːnəɪ) (often not capital)
one of a class of woodland deities, closely similar to the satyrs

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Silenus

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noun Greek Mythology
1. 
the foster father and tutor of Dionysus and leader of the satyrs, traditionally pictured as a fat, drunken, jovial old man with pointed ears
2. Word forms: plural siˈleni (saɪˈlinaɪ ; sīlēˈnī) [s-]
any of a group of woodland deities resembling the satyrs

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Silenus

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n.
Greek Mythology
A satyr, usually depicted as drunken and jolly, in the entourage of Dionysus.
n. pl. si·le·ni (-nī)
Greek Mythology
Any of the minor woodland deities and companions of Dionysus, depicted on Greek vases as men with the tails, ears, and hooves of horses.

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