SILENUS

Si *le "nus, n. Etym: [L. Silenus the tutor and attendant of Bacchus. ](Zoöl.)

Silenus

Si le nus |sīˈlēnəs saɪˈlinəs |Greek Mythology an aged woodland deity, one of the sileni, who was entrusted with the education of Dionysus. He is depicted either as dignified and musical, or as an old drunkard. • (as noun a silenus ) ( pl. sileni |-ˈlēˌnī | ) a woodland spirit, usually depicted in art as old and having ears like those of a horse.

Silenus

Silenus |sʌɪˈliːnəs |Greek Mythology an aged woodland deity, one of the sileni, who was entrusted with the education of Dionysus. He is depicted either as dignified and musical, or as an old drunkard. • (as noun silenus ) ( pl. sileni |-nʌɪ | ) a woodland spirit, usually depicted in art as old and having ears like those of a horse.