Thyrsos (disambiguation)

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Thyrsos (Greek θύρσος , plural: Thyrsoi , Latin Thyrsus ) stands for:

  • Thyrsus , an attribute of Dionysus and his companions in Greek mythology
  • in ancient times the name of the Sardinian river Tirso

People:

  • Thyrsos (freedman) , a freedman of Octavian (later Emperor Augustus) who lived in 30 BC. Was sent to secret negotiations with Cleopatra (Plutarch, Antonius 73, 2ff .; Cassius Dio 51, 8, 6f.)
  • Thyrsos (martyr) († around 250), martyr and saint


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