Bassarids

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femaleMythologicalFigure followerOfDeity mythologicalGroup

Bassarids are frenzied female followers of Dionysus in Greek mythology, known for their ecstatic rites and wild, often violent, worship.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
The Bassarids 2
Bassarids canonical 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf femaleMythologicalFigure ⓘ
followerOfDeity ⓘ
mythologicalGroup ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bacchae ⓘ
Maenads ⓘ
associatedDeity Dionysus ⓘ
associatedWith forests ⓘ
ivy ⓘ
mountains ⓘ
thyrsus ⓘ
vine ⓘ
wildAnimals ⓘ
wine ⓘ
characteristic ecstaticRites ⓘ
frenzy ⓘ
religiousEcstasy ⓘ
violentBehavior ⓘ
wildBehavior ⓘ
clothing animalSkins ⓘ
fawnskins ⓘ
culture Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: AncientGreece
depictedInWork Euripides' play "The Bacchae" ⓘ
surface form: EuripidesTheBacchae
follows Dionysus ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
headgear wreathsOfIvy ⓘ
wreathsOfVineLeaves ⓘ
ledBy Agave ⓘ
Dionysus ONNED1 ⓘ
notableAbility omophagia ⓘ
sparagmos ⓘ
opposedTo civicOrder ⓘ
rationalControl ⓘ
practice eatingRawFlesh ⓘ
tearingAnimalsApart ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
surface form: AncientGreekReligion
ritualActivity mountainRevels ⓘ
nocturnalDances ⓘ
processions ⓘ
shoutingAndCrying ⓘ
ritualCry evoe ⓘ
iobacche ⓘ
roleInTheBacchae followersOfDionysus ⓘ
killersOfPentheus ⓘ
symbolizes ecstaticPossession ⓘ
powerOfDionysus ⓘ
unrestrainedEmotion ⓘ
weapon fennelStaff ⓘ
improvisedWeapons ⓘ
thyrsus ⓘ
worshipStyle ecstaticWorship ⓘ
orgiasticCult ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maenads → alsoKnownAs → Bassarids ⓘ
Chester Kallman → notableWork → Bassarids ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Bassarids
Chester Kallman → wroteLibrettoFor → Bassarids ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Bassarids