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Date:      Tue, 20 Oct 1998 15:10:58 +0930
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc:        FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Need a name for the vinum daemon
Message-ID:  <19981020151058.E2844@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <4.1.19981019233533.06ac77e0@mail.lariat.org>; from Brett Glass on Mon, Oct 19, 1998 at 11:37:45PM -0600
References:  <4.1.19981019231316.06ac55e0@mail.lariat.org> <199810200457.VAA00342@dingo.cdrom.com> <19981020130900.M433@freebie.lemis.com> <199810200457.VAA00342@dingo.cdrom.com> <19981020143204.Q433@freebie.lemis.com> <4.1.19981019231316.06ac55e0@mail.lariat.org> <19981020150235.B2844@freebie.lemis.com> <4.1.19981019233533.06ac77e0@mail.lariat.org>

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On Monday, 19 October 1998 at 23:37:45 -0600, Brett Glass wrote:
> At 03:02 PM 10/20/98 +0930, Greg Lehey wrote:
>
>>> P.S. -- If you want something ending with a "d", my wife
>>> suggests "maenad." Which fits, though technically it's
>>> Greek, not Latin.
>>
>> I don't really see the connection with wine, either.
>
> There's a very strong one, actually.
>
> The "maenads" (or "Bacchantes") were female followers of
> Bacchus/Dionysus. They'd get rip-roaring drunk and were
> rumored to attack men, tearing them to shreds. Pretty
> demonic.

Ah.  This might be a slightly popularized version.  In fact, they got
high on laurel leaves.

Greg
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