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The Maenads
Maenads
also: Mänaden
The frenzied female devotees of Dionysus. Spurned by Orpheus, they tore him apart; his severed head and lyre floated on, still singing. Their assault closes Part One of the Sonnets.
Reading notes
- The Sonnets to Orpheus §26 Maenads
The frenzied women of Dionysus who, spurned by Orpheus, tore him apart; his severed head and lyre floated on, still singing. Their attack ends Part One.