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Curetae
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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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.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Curetae'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/curetae.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Curetae'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/curetae.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.