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Orgies

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Festivals among the Greeks and Orientals generally connected with the worship of nature divinities, in particular Demeter (q. v .), Dionysos ( q. v .), and the Cabiri, celebrated with mystic rites and much licentious behaviour.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Orgies'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​o/orgies.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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