thyrsus

English - Turkish

Definition of thyrsus in English Turkish dictionary

{i} salkım çiçek (leylak vb.)

(isim) salkım çiçek (leylak vb.), çiçek salkımı, baküs'ün kozalak süslü değneği

{i} baküs'ün kozalak süslü değneği

{i} çiçek salkımı

(Mitoloji) salkım çiçek

English - English

Definition of thyrsus in English English dictionary

A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers

It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites

A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut

A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries

Related Terms

A thyrsus

thyrse

Hyphenation

thyr·sus

Etymology

() From Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος.