A divine Dionysiac wand, usually carried by Maenads but also in the hands of Satyrs and the god. It is a fennel rod with ivy-leaves wrapped around its end, later being shown more like a pine cone.
Above: Maenad with Thyrsos. Athenian white-ground lekythos, c. 475-425 BC. Ashmolean Museum 1945.3. Photo. Beazley Archive. © Ashmolean Museum
