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==References == | <p> in Greek mythology, were originally priests of the orgiastic [[Jupiter]] cultus on Crete. They were armed, and their worship consisted in weapon-dances. The latter was also the case with the [[Corybantes]] and with the Ideaan Dactyles; therefore these three classes were eventually confused. According to Strabo, those [[Curetae]] who were among the oldest inhabitants of AEtolia were different from the above. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_36010"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/curetae Curetae from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_36010"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/curetae Curetae from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 15 October 2021
Curetae [1]
in Greek mythology, were originally priests of the orgiastic Jupiter cultus on Crete. They were armed, and their worship consisted in weapon-dances. The latter was also the case with the Corybantes and with the Ideaan Dactyles; therefore these three classes were eventually confused. According to Strabo, those Curetae who were among the oldest inhabitants of AEtolia were different from the above.
