Thyad-like — θυιάς

Meaning

Aphrodite is described as a θυιάς making a light leap on sandy shores at LV.23. The word brings ecstatic, Bacchic movement into her portrait rather than introducing an unnamed second dancer. The apparatus reports θῖνας, sand-heaps or beaches, against the adopted word; the reported syntax is difficult and cannot be treated as a smooth synonymous phrase.