bacchante

• Nom désignant une prêtresse ou une suivante de Bacchus, dieu du vin et de la joie dans la mythologie classique, souvent représentée comme une femme participant à ses rites extatiques.

A noun referring to a priestess or female follower of Bacchus, the god of wine and revelry in classical mythology.

1. C2formal

   In classical mythology, a female follower or priestess of Bacchus (the god of wine and ecstasy), often depicted as participating in wild, frenzied rituals.

   Prêtresse de Bacchus

   • The bacchante danced wildly through the forest, celebrating the rites of Bacchus.
   • Ancient art often portrays a bacchante with a thyrsus and a wreath of ivy.
   • The poet described the bacchante as lost in a divine frenzy.

   Synonymesbacchantmaenad