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Definition of Corybants

Corybants
Corybant Cor"y*bant (k?r"?-b?nt), n.; pl. E. Corybants (-b?nts), oftener L. Corybantes (-b?n"t?z). [L. Corybas, Gr. ????.] One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc.
Corybant
Corybant Cor"y*bant (k?r"?-b?nt), n.; pl. E. Corybants (-b?nts), oftener L. Corybantes (-b?n"t?z). [L. Corybas, Gr. ????.] One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc.

Meaning of Corybants from wikipedia

- According to Gr**** mythology, the Korybantes or Corybantes (also Corybants) (/ˌkɒrɪˈbæntiːz/; Ancient Gr****: Κορύβαντες) were the armed and crested dancers...
- describes them as living on Samothrace 39 "Offering of Korybant, frankincense" Corybant Singular form of "Corybantes", figures who worship Cybele 39 Describes...
- Blues. Jazz Alto Solos. Transcribed by Trent Kynaston and Jonathan Ball. Corybant Productions, 1990. Includes True Blues. The Art Pepper Collection. Foreword...
- to dance, in contrast to their slow processional walk, as if they were Corybants followers of the goddess Cybele. After supper at Holyrood Palace, James...
- commissioned for Bernstein's centennial. The title is a reference to Corybants, which according to Gr**** mythology, were the armed and crested dancers...