maenad n 1: an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman 2: (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
Maenad \Mae"nad\, n. [L. Maenas, -adis, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to rave.] 1. A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus. [1913 Webster] 2. A frantic or frenzied woman. [1913 Webster]