Thyrsus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈθɜːsəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thyrsus is a noun meaning A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.
Meaning
A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.
More Meanings
- (botany) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.
Example Sentences
As good to grow on graves / As twist about a thyrsus.
The champagne was done, and she upturned the bottle to hold it like a thyrsus.
1882, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Poet's Calendar In my hand I bear / The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.
Word Forms
- thyrsi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bearers, thyrse, thriambus, strophalos, tropaion, caduceus.
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