thyrsus

noun /ˈθɜːsəs/

1. A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.

   In my hand I bear / The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.

   1882, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Poet's Calendar

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrse, torse, and torso.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry thyrsus (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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