Bible Encyclopedias
Orgies
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Festivals among the Greeks and Orientals generally connected with the worship of nature divinities, in particular Demeter (q. v .), Dionysos ( q. v .), and the Cabiri, celebrated with mystic rites and much licentious behaviour.
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Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Orgies'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/o/orgies.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.