Maenads
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Maenads (also called Bassarids, Bacchae, or Bacchanes) were the female followers of Dionysus (called Bacchus by the Romans), the Greek god of wine and festivity. They are usually depicted with Dionysus dancing in an ecstatic, drunken frenzy.
Synonyms:
bassarids, bacchae, bacchanes