Thyrsus — Thyr sus, n.; pl. {Thyrsi}. [L., fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Torso}.] 1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thyrsus [1] — Thyrsus (Bot.), Strauß … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Thyrsus [2] — Thyrsus, Fluß auf der Westküste der Insel Sardinien; j. Oristano … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Thyrsus — (grch.), der in einen Fichtenzapfen auslaufende, mit Epheu und Weinlaub umwundene Stab (Thyrsusstab) der Mainaden … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Thyrsus — Thyrsus, bei den Griechen der mit Reben und Epheu umwundene, oben mit einem Fichtenzapfen geschmückte Stab, den man bei Bachusfesten trug. – T., in der Botanik, s. Strauß … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Thyrsus — ⇒ Blütenstände … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
thyrsus — (n.) 1590s, from Gk. thyrsos, lit. stalk or stem of a plant, a non Greek word of unknown origin. The staff or spear tipped with an ornament like a pine cone, and sometimes wreathed in ivy or vine branches, borne by Dionysus and his votaries … Etymology dictionary
thyrsus — [thʉrsthʉr′səs] n. pl. thyrsi [thʉr′sī΄] [L < Gr thyrsos; ? akin to Hittite tuwarsa , grape vine] 1. a staff tipped with a pine cone and sometimes entwined with ivy or vine leaves, which Dionysus, the satyrs, etc. were represented as carrying… … English World dictionary
Thyrsus — In Greek mythology, a thyrsus (thyrsos) was a staff of giant fennel ( Ferula communis ) covered with ivy vines and leaves, sometimes wound with taeniae and always topped with a pine cone. Where these emblems were, there was the spirit of Dionysus … Wikipedia
Thyrsus, SS. (1) — 1SS. Thyrsus, Leucius (Lucius) et Callinicus, M. M. (28. Jan. al. 14. Dec.). Diese hhl. Martyrer haben mit 15 andern Christen zu Apollonia in Phrygien während der Decischen Verfolgung um das J. 250 nach vielen Leiden die Martyrkrone erlangt, und… … Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon
