nebris

Noun. The skin of a fawn, as worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers, and as worn in his honor by his [[male followers and female followers (maenads)] and other votaries in Ancient Greece. The nebris while originally a fawn skin has been shown as a panther or fox skin in different contexts.

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