(Θυάς), a name of the female followers of Dionysus, is the same as θυιάς (Lycoph. Coss. 143, 305 ; Ov. Fast. 6.514; Catull. 64, 392 ; comp. THYIA.)
[L.S]A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890