Silenus
nəs noun, plural Si·le·ni 
[-nahy] , for 2. Classical Mythology.
[-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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| —n , Sileni | |
| 1. | chief of the satyrs and foster father to Dionysus: often depicted riding drunkenly on a donkey |
| 2. | (often not capital) one of a class of woodland deities, closely similar to the satyrs |
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Silenus
1710, from Gk. seilenos, foster-father of Bacchus and leader of the satyrs.
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