have carried the young Dionysus to the nymphs of Nysa.

In another myth, when his mother, Semele, is killed, the care of young Dionysus falls into the hands of his sisters, Ino, Agave, and Autonoë, who later are depicted as participating in the rites and taking a leadership role among the other maenads.

Resisters to the new religion

The term "maenads" also refers to women in mythology who resisted the worship of Dionysus and were driven mad by him, forced

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