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ὄργια
ὄργια orgies, i. e. secret rites, secret worship, practised by the initiated alone, of the secret worship of Demeter at Eleusis, Hhymn., Ar.;—but, most commonly, of the rites of Bacchus, Hdt., Eur. any worship, rites, sacrifices, Aesch., Soph. Prob. from * ἔργω ἔρδω, ῥέζω, in the sense of performing sacred rites, sacra facere.

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rites, mysteries

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Headword:
ὄργια
Headword (normalized):
ὄργια
Headword (normalized/stripped):
οργια
Intro Text:
ὄργια orgies, i. e. secret rites, secret worship, practised by the initiated alone, of the secret worship of Demeter at Eleusis, Hhymn., Ar.;—but, most commonly, of the rites of Bacchus, Hdt., Eur. any worship, rites, sacrifices, Aesch., Soph. Prob. from * ἔργω ἔρδω, ῥέζω, in the sense of performing sacred rites, sacra facere.
IDX:
23483
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n23507
Key:
o)/rgia

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