Cabiri
noun
a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
Cabeiri,
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a variation of
Cabiri.
Example Sentences
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Sydyk, "Justice," or, the "Just One,"1166 whose name corresponds to the Hebrew Zadok or Zedek, appears in the Phoenician mythology especially as the father of Esmun and the Cabeiri.
From History of Phoenicia by George Rawlinson
Cyllene was reputed to be his birthplace, the islands of Lemnos, Imbros and Samothrace, in which he was associated with the Cabeiri and Attica.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
So if he that hath an excellent vintage should complain of Aeschlus's Cabeiri for making him want vinegar, as they haul jocosely threatened.
From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch
He burnt the statues of the Cabeiri, which he found in another temple.
From Ancient Egypt by George Rawlinson
The identification of the three Capitoline deities with the Penates, and of these with the Cabeiri, tended to increase this feeling.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
