maenad vs woman

maenad and woman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maenad	Yes	No	No	No
woman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of maenad; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than maenad:

maenad: (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
woman: an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

Other hypernyms of maenad include adult female.

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of maenad; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than maenad:

Other hypernyms of maenad include adult female.

maenad (noun)	woman (noun)
(Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus	women as a class
an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man