- "Maenads?"
"They're followers of Bacchus'. They're kind of high priestess/nurses of the Gods" - ―Julia Wicker and Josh Hoberman
The Maenads are the servants of the Gods.
History[]
Serving Bacchus[]
- "They were always at Bacchus' parties, and when he would get too wrecked, which was always, they pulled him out and gave him a divine B12 shot."
- ―Josh Hoberman
To be added
Fillory Aftermath[]
- "Wait, wait, so the Monster killed Bacchus but didn't touch the Maenads?"
"Well, they're probably still in Fillory. They were pretty attached to him." - ―Julia Wicker and Josh Hoberman
Following the death of Bacchus and subsequent loss of a deity to worship, the Maenads brewed and drank a poisonous punch and committed mass suicide. When Julia Wicker and Penny arrived in Fillory in search of help to figure out why she couldn't access her power as a god, she discovered Shoshana preparing to hang herself. When Julia explained that she was a former goddess, Shoshana helped Wicker perform a ritual to diagnose her, discovering that Wicker was a goddess of the likes she'd never seen before, and devoted herself to serving her.[1]
Characteristic Traits[]
Maenads, previous followers of the God Bacchus, are known to be sub-servient and willing to dedicate themselves to any god or goddess, supporting their cause.
Its supposed that Maenads (at the time of dedication to Bacchus) may have enjoyed his drug-filled parties and a portion of them would have stayed sober to care for him after he partied his guts out.
