1. Bacchantes: see maenads maenads, in Greek and Roman religion and mythology, female devotees of Dionysus

2. Bacchantes and Maenads were women who worshiped the Greek god Dionysus, or Bacchus to the Romans

3. Synonyms for Bacchantes include maenads, fury, shrews, viragos, termagants, vixens, hags, harridans, spitfires and harpies

4. A Bacchante in Roman mythology is a female follower of Bacchus, god of wine and intoxication. In Greek mythology, they are called Maenads