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Κάβειροι

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Unknown, though unlikely to be related to Sanskrit कुबेर (kubera, god of riches and treasure). The root of the name has been suggested to be the same as that in Κάβαρνοι (Kábarnoi, priests of Demeter), indicating a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Κᾰ́βειροι (Kắbeiroim pl (genitive Κᾰβείρων); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Cabeiri, a group of enigmatic chthonic deities worshipped especially in Samothrace, Lemnos and Boeotia

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Cabeiri
  • Latin: Cabīrī

Further reading

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