Silenus
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(Selini) Greek Son of Hermes or of
Pan; tutor of Dionysus. An immensely wise old man,
Silenus knew both past and future. He is often shown
as a hairy, plump old man with the ears and legs of a
horse, seated astride a wine cask or a donkey.
In its plural form, the Sileni denoted a category of
rural divinities, personifying the genii of springs and
rivers. As such they were associated with the satyrs
who followed Dionysus in his revels.