In this article, we will examine how maenads and satyrs — the female and male followers of Dionysus, respectfully — are represented in both Classical iconographic and literary sources. The depictions of intoxication, sexual abuse, and animalistic features associated with maenads and satyrs ultimately acts to reinforce ideological standards for women to behave according to the accepted social and cultural beliefs in Classical Greece by presenting the followers of Dionysus through satirical means. … More The Satire of Classical Maenadism