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galliambus

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin Galli + iambus. Used by the Galli, priests of the Phrygian goddess Cybele. The first element, Ancient Greek γάλλος (gállos), was said by Ovid to be named after a Phrygian river.[1]

Noun

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galliambus (plural galliambi)

  1. (poetry) A verse consisting of four Ionics a minore, with variations and substitutions.

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References

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  1. ^ Maarten J. Vermaseren, Cybele and Attis: the myth and the cult, translated by A. M. H. Lemmers, London: Thames and Hudson, 1977, p.85, referencing Ovid, Fasti IV.9
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