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Cabiri

American  
[kuh-bahy-rahy, -ree] / kəˈbaɪ raɪ, -ri /
Also Cabeiri,

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. 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.


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Cabiri artistic director John Murphy has been fascinated with it for decades, he says, and was lucky enough to visit it in 2001.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2013

Or ghost stories by candlelight with aerial troupe the Cabiri -- with members of the audience being chosen as storytellers.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2012

Whatever their background, the performers of the Cabiri use their talents to bring myths from around the world to life.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2011

Watching members of the Cabiri when they're first working out their routines makes clear just how difficult that is.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2011

Many of the faithful had stayed on, however, among them most of the Cabiri or high priests, who either were loath to leave their temples or had been ordered by their gods to remain.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 by Various

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