Orgĭa
Orgĭa, ōrum, n., = Ὄργια, a nocturnal festival in honor of Bacchus, accompanied by wild bacchanalian cries, the feast or orgies of Bacchus. Lit., Verg. A. 4, 303; Ov. M. 11, 93; Verg. G. 4, 521.— Transf., in gen., secret frantic revels, orgies, Juv. 2, 91; Stat. S. 5, 5, 4.— Trop.: Itala per Graios Orgia ferre choros, the mysteries of love in the Latin tongue, Prop. 4, 1, 4: naturae, secrets, mysteries, Col. 10, 217.
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Headword (normalized):
orgĭa
Headword (normalized/stripped):
orgia
Intro Text:
Orgĭa, ōrum, n., = Ὄργια, a nocturnal festival in honor of Bacchus, accompanied by wild bacchanalian cries, the feast or orgies of Bacchus. Lit., Verg. A. 4, 303; Ov. M. 11, 93; Verg. G. 4, 521.— Transf., in gen., secret frantic revels, orgies, Juv. 2, 91; Stat. S. 5, 5, 4.— Trop.: Itala per Graios Orgia ferre choros, the mysteries of love in the Latin tongue, Prop. 4, 1, 4: naturae, secrets, mysteries, Col. 10, 217.
URN:
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