thyrsus in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for thyrsus in the English»Italian Dictionary

thyrsus <pl thyrsi> [Brit ˈθəːsəs, Am ˈθərsəs] N

thyrsus

tirso m

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The thyrsus was a sacred instrument at religious rituals and ftes.

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He carries a thyrsus and has a panther at his feet.

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He is often shown riding a leopard, wearing a leopard skin, or in a chariot drawn by panthers, and may also be recognized by the thyrsus he carries.

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They were usually pictured as crowned with vine leaves, clothed in fawnskins and carrying the thyrsus, and dancing with wild abandon.

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He is seated on a wild boar, and in his hand he clutches a thyrsus, which he raises triumphantly.

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It was also restored with a modern thyrsus in wood and iron.

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