proper noun
Bassăreus
Meaning
- a title of Bacchus
Bassăreus, ei, m., = Βασσαρεύς [βασσάρα, a fox, fox-skin, as clothing of the Bacchantes],
I. a title of Bacchus: candide Bassareu, * Hor C. 1, 18, 11; cf. Macr. S. 1, 18. —
II. Derivv
A. Bassărĭcus, a, um, adj., of Bacchus:
comae, the hair of Bacchus, Prop. 3 (4), 17, 30. metrum, Mar. Vict. p. 2545 P.—