Silenos
[ sahy-lee-nuh s ]
/ saɪˈli nəs /
noun
Definition for silenos (2 of 2)
Silenus
or Si·le·nos, Sei·le·nos
[ sahy-lee-nuh s ]
/ saɪˈli nəs /
noun, plural Si·le·ni [sahy-lee-nahy] /saɪˈli naɪ/ for 2. Classical Mythology.
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.
(lowercase)
any of a group of forest spirits similar to satyrs: often represented as a drunken old man with the legs and ears of a horse.
British Dictionary definitions for silenos
Silenus
/ (saɪˈliːnəs) /
noun Greek myth
chief of the satyrs and foster father to Dionysus: often depicted riding drunkenly on a donkey
plural Sileni (saɪˈliːnəɪ) (often not capital)
one of a class of woodland deities, closely similar to the satyrs