institution
The Curetes
the Curetes
also: Dictaean Curetes
Armed attendants who, in Cretan myth, drowned out the infant Jupiter's cries by beating their shields; their armed dance survives in the procession of Cybele.
institution
the Curetes
also: Dictaean Curetes
Armed attendants who, in Cretan myth, drowned out the infant Jupiter's cries by beating their shields; their armed dance survives in the procession of Cybele.