In Ancient Greek religion, an orgy
(??????) was a secret nighttime cultic congregation overseen by an orgiophant
(a teacher or revealer of secret rites of sexual seduction). [1]
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The Greek orgia
An
orgion
was a secret rite of the Greek
Mystery religions, practiced in the worship of
Demeter at
Eleusis (mentioned in the
Homeric Hymn to Demeter) or in worship of
Dionysus (
Herodotus 2.81), the
Cabeiri,
Demeter Achaia (Herodotus 2.51, 5.61),
Orpheus,
Eumolpus, or
Cybele.
References
- Dictionary of Early English