Meaning Of The Word Silenus

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Silenus in American English
the foster father and tutor of Dionysus and leader of the satyrs, traditionally pictured as a fat, drunken, jovial old man with pointed ears
noun: a forest spirit, sometimes referred to as the oldest of the satyrs and the foster father, teacher, and companion of Dionysus: often represented as a bearded old man

Silenus in British English
noun: chief of the satyrs and foster father to Dionysus: often depicted riding drunkenly on a donkey

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