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Silenus

Also called Sileni, Papposilenus, Silenoi, Silen, Sylens, Silenos.

In Greek mythology, Silenus is the eldest and wisest of the satyrs, a jovial, perpetually drunken companion and tutor of Dionysus who is said to possess hidden gifts of prophecy.

At a glance

Tradition
Greek mythology
Trait family
The Unseen-Walkers

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Traits

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Form

Behaviour

  • Drunken chaotic behavior after intoxication
    why

    Silenus is most consistently portrayed as the tutor, foster father, or close companion of Dionysus, and images and stories place him as a fixture of the god's retinue, riding an ass when too drunk to walk on his own, playing music, and generally embodying the intoxicated abundance associated with wine.

Utility powers

  • Precognition
    why

    Despite this comic, dissolute portrayal, he is credited in multiple sources with a genuine gift of prophecy and hidden wisdom, accessible to those with the patience or cunning to catch and bind him until he answers their questions, a motif that appears in several variant tellings involving different captors.

Roles

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