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Corybant
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Cor·y·bant  (kôr-bnt, kr-)
n. pl. Cor·y·bants or Cor·y·ban·tes (-bntz) Greek Mythology
A priest of the Phrygian goddess Cybele whose rites were celebrated with music and ecstatic dances.
Cory·bantic adj.
Corybant [ˈkɒrɪˌbænt]
n pl Corybants, Corybantes [ˌkɒrɪˈbæntiːz]
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Classical myth a wild attendant of the goddess Cybele
[from Latin Corybās, from Greek Korubas, probably of Phrygian origin]
Corybantian , Corybantic, Corybantine adj


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The mythological title, meaning, redundantly, "Unrestrained Ecstasies," refers to the Corybants, spirits associated with the goddess Cybele.
HOUSTON BALLET AND BOSTON BALLET by BARNES, CLIVE / Dance Magazine
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