silenus noun. [sʌɪ'li:nǝs] Also Silenus. Pl. -ni [-nʌɪ]. E17.
[Latin Silenus from Greek Seilēnos foster-father of Bacchus and leader of the satyrs.]
Greek Mythology. A wood-god, a satyr, esp. one represented as a bearded old man with the tail and legs of a horse. Cf. SILEN.

■ Silenic adjective resembling Silenus or (one of) the Sileni E19.

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