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Title: | Modern Maenad |
Date Created: | 8.15.2014 |
Copyright: | © copyright Kari Günther 2014. |
Genre: | Fantasy |
Mediums: | Photoshop |
Views: | 829 |
Posted: | 8/15/2014 |
"In Greek mythology, maenads (/ˈmiːnædz/; Greek: μαινάδες mainádes) were the female followers of Dionysus (Bacchus in the Roman pantheon), and the most significant members of the Thiasus, the god's retinue. Their name literally translates as "raving ones". Often the maenads were portrayed as inspired by Dionysus into a state of ecstatic frenzy, through a combination of dancing and intoxication."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maenad