How Do You Kill a Maenad

Maenad’s are unable to die, even being staked, shot at, set on fire, etc. The only way for a Maenad to be killed is if they believe that they finished their ritual and pleased The God Who Comes and will die.

What did maenads look like?

During these rites, the maenads would dress in fawn skins and carry a thyrsus, a long stick wrapped in ivy or vine leaves and tipped with a pine cone. They would weave ivy-wreaths around their heads or wear a bull helmet in honor of their god, and often handle or wear snakes.

Are maenads real?

Evidence from inscriptions supports the existence of “real maenad” activity in the third and second centuries BCE. This dissertation highlights the high status of the maenads as tragic figures, as time honored, and as important to the Athenians.