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Definition of Thyrsi

Thyrsi
Thyrsus Thyr"sus, n.; pl. Thyrsi. [L., fr. Gr. ?. Cf. Torso.] 1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites. A good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus. --Mrs. Browning. In my hand I bear The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine. --Longfellow. 2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.

Meaning of Thyrsi from wikipedia

- and fêtes. The fabulous history of Bacchus relates that he converted the thyrsi carried by himself and his followers into dangerous weapons, by concealing...
- Thyrsis or Tirsi may refer to: Thyrsis, a character in the first idyll of Theocritus Thyrsis, a character in the seventh eclogue of Virgil Thyrsis (poem)...
- "Thyrsis" (from the title of Theocritus's poem "Θύρσις") is a poem written by Matthew Arnold in December 1865 to commemorate his friend, the poet Arthur...
- Chilo thyrsis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1963. It is found in Tanzania. The larvae have been reported...
- Cupidesthes thyrsis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic...
- Thor's Cave (also known as Thor's House Cavern and Thyrsis's Cave) is a natural cavern located at SK09865496 in the Manifold Valley of the White Peak...
- Coenonympha thyrsis is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the browns family. It is endemic to Crete. C. thyrsis Fn-. (48 e). Nearest...
- Gangara thyrsis, commonly known as the giant redeye, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It breeds on a number of palm species...
- king of the Taulantii, Galaurus, by dressing men as women with wreaths and thyrsi (staffs), closely related to the cult of Dionysus. After the victory, Argaeus...
- Elegy, which sets lines from this poem and from its companion-piece, "Thyrsis". Arnold prefaces the poem with an extract from Glanvill, which tells the...