ὄργια
ὄργι-α,
ίων,
τά,
A). secret rites, secret worship, practised by the initiated, a post-
Hom. word ; used of the worship of Demeter at Eleusis,
h.Cer. 273 ,
476 .
Ar. Ra. 386 ,
Th. 948 ; of the
rites of the Cabeiri and Demeter Achaia,
Hdt. 2.51 ,
5.61 ; of Orpheus,
Id. 2.81 ; of Eumolpus,
App.Anth. 1.318 ; of Cybele,
E. Ba. 78 (lyr.): most freq. of the
rites of Dionysus,
Hdt. 2.81 ,
E. Ba. 34 , al.,
Theoc. 26.13 .
2). metaph.,
mysteries, without reference to religion,
ἐπιστήμης Hp. Lex 5 ;
τοῖς τῆς Ἀφροδίτης ὀ. εἰλημμένον Ar. Lys. 832 , cf.
Ach.Tat. 4.1 ;
τὰ Ἐπικούρου θεόφαντα ὄ. Metrod. 38 .—The sg.
ὄργιον is rare,
Jahresh. 13 Beibl. 29 No.
3 (Erythrae, iv B. C.),
Luc. Syr.D. 16 ,
Orph. H. 52.5 . (Prob. cogn. with
ἔρδω, ῥέζω, cf.
ἔργον, ὀργεών.)
ShortDef
rites, mysteries
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ὄργια
Headword (normalized/stripped):
οργια
URN:
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ὄργι-α</span>, <span class="itype greek">ίων</span>, <span class="gen greek">τά</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">secret rites, secret worship,</span> practised by the initiated, a post-<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> word ; used of the worship of Demeter at Eleusis, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:273" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:273/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Cer.</span> 273 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:476" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg002.perseus-grc1:476/canonical-url/"> 476 </a>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:386" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:386/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 386 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:948" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:948/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 948 </a> ; of the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rites</span> of the Cabeiri and Demeter Achaia, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.51/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.51 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:61" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.61/canonical-url/"> 5.61 </a>; of Orpheus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:81" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.81/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 2.81 </a>; of Eumolpus, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">App.Anth.</span> 1.318 </span> ; of Cybele, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:78" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:78/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 78 </a> (lyr.): most freq. of the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rites</span> of Dionysus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:81" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.81/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.81 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 34 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:26:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:26.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 26.13 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">rites, sacrifices</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 57.4 </span> (Milet., v B. C.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:179" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:179/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 179 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:765" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:765/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 765 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1013" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1013/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 1013 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὄργια Μουσῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:356" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:356/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 356 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mysteries,</span> without reference to religion, <span class="quote greek">ἐπιστήμης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg014:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg014:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lex</span> 5 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τοῖς τῆς Ἀφροδίτης ὀ. εἰλημμένον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:832" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:832/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 832 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0532.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0532.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ach.Tat.</span> 4.1 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὰ Ἐπικούρου θεόφαντα ὄ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4077.tlg001:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4077.tlg001:38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Metrod.</span> 38 </a> .—The sg. <span class="foreign greek">ὄργιον</span> is rare, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Jahresh.</span> 13 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Beibl.</span> 29 </span> No.<span class="bibl"> 3 </span> (Erythrae, iv B. C.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg041:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg041:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Syr.D.</span> 16 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg001:52:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg001:52.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">H.</span> 52.5 </a>. (Prob. cogn. with <span class="foreign greek">ἔρδω, ῥέζω,</span> cf. <span class="foreign greek">ἔργον, ὀργεών.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}