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noun
- A drunken reveller, especially as depicted in ancient Greek art.
- 1979, The triple repetition of the god's name has a hymnic effect and so in form as well as function these lines are a modification of the standard appeal of the to a divinity for help. " David West & Tony Woodman, Creative Imitation and Latin Literature (Cambridge University Press 2001, p. 55)
- 1994, In later versions of this theme on vases, a is occasionally found instead of the protosatyr here. " Eric Csapo & Judith Barringer, The Context of Ancient Drama (University of Michigan Press 2005, p. 96)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (kÅmastÄs) "reveler", from á (kÅmos) "merrymaking".
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