Thyias

Thyias
Thyiăs (dissyl.) or Thyăs, ădis, f., = Thuias or Thuas, a Bacchante, Verg. A. 4, 302; Hor. C. 3, 15, 10; Stat. Th. 5, 92.—More freq. in plur.: Thyiădes or Thyădes, um, Bacchantes, Cat. 64, 392; Hor. C. 2, 19, 9; Ov. F. 6, 514; Stat. Th. 12, 791.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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