Cabiri

[ kuh-bahy-rahy, -ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

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.

Cab·i·re·an [kab-, uh, -, ree, -, uh, n], Ca·bir·i·an [k, uh, -, bir, -ee-, uh, n], Ca·bir·ic [k, uh, -, bir, -ik], Cab·i·rit·ic [kab-, uh, -, rit, -ik], adjective

The marvelous calculations of the Pythagoreans engaged him, and the lost mysteries of the Cabiri.

Another worship which prevailed in Phenicia should not be left unnoticed—that of the Cabiri.

The candidate represented Cadmillus, the youngest of the Cabiri, who was slain by his three brethren.

When the great deities had been combined with the circle of the Cabiri, the subordinate spirits followed in their course.

Chusor, so far as we can tell, was the foremost deity within the circle of the Cabiri.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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