silenus

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1. the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	forest god, satyr,
definition	:	one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns (noun.person)

2. any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	greek deity,
definition	:	a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks (noun.person)