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Sei⋅le⋅nos

[sahy-lee-nuhs]
–noun
Silenus.

Si⋅le⋅nus

[sahy-lee-nuhs]
–noun, plural -ni [-nahy] for 2. Classical Mythology.
1. a forest spirit, sometimes referred to as the oldest of the satyrs and the foster father, teacher, and companion of Dionysus: often represented as a bearded old man.
2. (lowercase) any of a group of forest spirits similar to satyrs: often represented as a drunken old man with the legs and ears of a horse.
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Silenus 
1710, from Gk. seilenos, foster-father of Bacchus and leader of the satyrs.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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