cabbiri Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cab*bi"ri noun plural

Etymology

NL., fr. Gr. Ka`beiroi.

Definitions

1. (Myth.) Certain deities originally worshiped with mystical rites by the Pelasgians in Lemnos and Samothrace and afterwards throughout Greece; -- also called sons of Hephæstus (or Vulcan), as being masters of the art of working metals. Written also Cabeiri. Liddell & Scott.