Maenad Definition

mēnăd
noun
A female votary of Dionysus, who took part in the wild, orgiastic rites that characterized his worship; bacchante.
Webster's New World
A frenzied or raging woman.
Webster's New World
Advertisement

Other Word Forms of Maenad

Noun

Singular:
maenad
Plural:
maenads

Origin of Maenad

  • Latin Maenas Maenad- from Greek mainas raving, madwoman, Maenad from mainesthai to be mad men-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Maenad Sentence Examples

  • Fans who want to watch True Blood Frenzy are looking for the eleventh episode of season two in which Bill must seek the advice of Sophie-Anne, the Vampire Queen of Louisiana about the Maenad Maryann haunting Bon Temps, Louisiana.

  • One of the main plots of the second season of HBO's original series True Blood involved a Maenad moving into Bon Temps and gradually seducing the town with her own brand of madness.

  • A maenad is a creature of mythology, women devoted to the orgiastic celebrations of Dionysus (Greek) or Bacchus (Roman), gods of libation and celebration.

  • In Charlaine Harris' novels, the Maenad first arrives to attack Sookie as a way of sending a message to Eric Northman, the Sheriff of Area Five.

  • Eric understands the message and sends an appropriate tribute to assuage the Maenad.

More Sentences
Advertisement

Maenad Is Also Mentioned In

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to maenad using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

MMAMAE

Words Ending With

DADNAD

Unscrambles

maenad

Words Starting With M and Ending With D

Starts With M & Ends With DStarts With MA & Ends With DStarts With M & Ends With AD

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With D