proper nounNȳsusNYSVS☆ KeepMeaningthe tutor of Bacchus, to whom he intrusted Thebes during his expedition to IndiaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879NYSUSLEWIS & SHORTNYSUSNȳsus, i, m., I. the tutor of Bacchus, to whom he intrusted Thebes during his expedition to India, Hyg. Fab. 131 and 167. Read the whole entry