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<p> (or Bacchantes) were priestesses: of the god [[Bacchus]] (q.v.). 'They were also called Mcenades (from, | Baccha <ref name="term_22134" /> | ||
==References == | <p> (or Bacchantes) were priestesses: of the god [[Bacchus]] (q.v.). 'They were also called Mcenades (from, '''''Μαίνομαι''''' '', To Be Mad) In'' consequence of the frantic ceremonies in which they indulged in their sacred festivals. They wrought themselves up to a high pitch of enthusiasm, when with' dishevelled hair and halfnaked bodies, their heads crowned with ivy, and a thyrsus, or rod twined with ivy, in their hands, they threw themselves into the most ridiculous postures, celebrating the sacred orgies with the most hideous cries and firious gesticulations. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_22134"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/baccha Baccha from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_22134"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/baccha Baccha from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:01, 15 October 2021
Baccha [1]
(or Bacchantes) were priestesses: of the god Bacchus (q.v.). 'They were also called Mcenades (from, Μαίνομαι , To Be Mad) In consequence of the frantic ceremonies in which they indulged in their sacred festivals. They wrought themselves up to a high pitch of enthusiasm, when with' dishevelled hair and halfnaked bodies, their heads crowned with ivy, and a thyrsus, or rod twined with ivy, in their hands, they threw themselves into the most ridiculous postures, celebrating the sacred orgies with the most hideous cries and firious gesticulations.
