10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORYBANTIAN»
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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities
The )ionysiac or Bacchic and the Corybantian were of Tery different nature. In the
former, the life and d?entures of the god were represented by mimetic anting (rid.
Dionysia): the dance called Ba/c^tici? y Lucian4 was a satyric dance, and ...
William Smith, Charles Anthon,
1870
2
A Smaller Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities: ...
All the religious dances, with the exception of the Bacchic and the Corybantian,
were very simple, and consisted of gentle movements of the body, with various
turnings and windings around the altar : such a dance was the Geranm (yepavos)
, ...
3
A school dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities: abridged ...
The Dionysiac or Bacchic, and the Corybantian, were of a very different nature. In
the former, the life and adventures of the god were represented by mimetic
dancing [Dionvsia]. The Corybantian was of a very wild character: it was chiefly ...
Sir William Smith, Charles Anthon,
1846
4
The new American cyclopaedia: a popular dictionary of ...
The Greek religions dances, excepting the Bacchic and corybantian, were very
simple, consisting of gentle inclinations of the body and a gliding promenade
around the altar. The Bacchic dance, representing the adventures of the god ...
George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana,
1867
5
Drama of the English Republic, 1649-1660: Plays and ...
Antony. I had but two poor engines by whose help I thought the fortress of these
soldiers' hearts Might be subdued, my habit and my speech; And one's already
frustrate, 'tis no matter. 80 Though with this more than Corybantian noise My
words ...
6
Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of ...
All the religious dances, with the exception of the Bacchie and the Corybantian,
were very simple, and consisted of gentle movements of the body, with various
turnings and windings'_around the altar. In the Bacchic or Dionysiac, on the other
...
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania,
1865
7
The Female Sublime from Milton to Swinburne: Bearing Blindness
What is more, in his rapture the lyric poet is compared to an infamous type of the
wild female enthusiast - the Bacchante: just as the Corybantian worshippers do
not dance when in their senses, so the lyric poets do not indite those fine songs
in ...
8
The Facts On File Dictionary of Classical and Biblical Allusions
Corybantian (koreebanteea ̆n) Wild, ecstatic, noisy, or unrestrained in manner.
The allusion is to the Corybantes of Greek mythology, who were attendants of the
goddess Cybele and were well known for their frenzied rituals,which featured ...
Martin H. Manser, David Pickering,
2003
The Corybantian dance, which is one of the most ancient, was of this mixed
character. This dance was most in vogue in Crete and Phrygia. It was of a wild
and exciting nature. The dancers were armed, and, in performing, struck their
swords ...
Jonathan Townley Crane,
1849
10
Comparative Aesthetics: Western aesthetics
DIONYSIAC AND CORYBANTIAN ANALOGIES IN PLATO. The interpreters of the
Kathartic doctrine of Aristotle differ from one another, according as they hold the
analogy, implied by Aristotle in his definition of tragedy, to be medical, ...
Kanti Chandra Pandey,
1950