paniscan.
/pəˈnɪskə/, U.S. /pəˈnɪskə/ Classical Mythology.
A female panisk.
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panisca1850
1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §361. 448 A panisca [Ger. Paniska] at the music of A[pollo] opens her mouth wide.
1964 Harvard Stud. Classical Philol. 68 318 A fresco in the Villa of the Mysteries on the outskirts of Pompeii depicts a seated Panisca with pointed ears who suckles a fawn which stands beside her.
1984 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 88 379/2 The pointed ears, leafy crown and nebris which slips from her shoulders suggest that she is some semi-human nature daimon, perhaps a Panisca.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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