god
Silenus
The drunken aged satyr who reared and attends Bacchus, usually shown swaying on an ass.
Reading notes
- The Art of Love §1.16 Silenus
The drunken aged satyr who reared Bacchus, here swaying on his ass and tumbling off.
- The Festivals §6.9 Silenus
The drunken old companion of Bacchus, whose ass's bray saved Vesta and so is sacrificed to Priapus.
- The Festivals §9 Silenus
The aged, drunken, lustful foster-father of Bacchus, on his sway-backed ass.
- Metamorphoses §11.322 Silenus
The aged, perpetually drunken foster-father and companion of Bacchus, leader of the satyrs.