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maenad

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From Latin maenas (bacchant), from Ancient Greek μαινάς (mainás, raving, frantic), from Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai, be furious).

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maenad (plural maenads or maenades)

Furious maenad
  1. (Greek mythology) A female follower of Dionysus, associated with intense reveling.
  2. An excessively wild or emotional woman.

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