Orgy - Orgy

Japanese: オルギア - おるぎあ
Orgy - Orgy

…Originally it was a ritual in the belief in the god Dionysus, and is also called orgia or orgee. In the belief in the Greek god Dionysus (also known as Bacchus, English name Bacchus), it is known that the believers (mostly women) abandoned their homes and cities, wrapped themselves in deerskins, carried thyrsos (sacred staff), and followed Dionysus in the form of a bull, dancing wildly in the mountains at night, holding torches. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "orgia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…元来はディオニュソス神信仰における一つの儀式をいい,オルギア,オルギーとも呼ばれる。ギリシア神話のディオニュソス神(別名バッコス,英名バッカス)の信仰においては,信者たち(女性が中心)が家を捨て,都市を捨て,小鹿の皮で身を包み,霊杖(テュルソス)を持ち,牡牛の姿をしたディオニュソスに従って,松明(たいまつ)をかざして夜の山野に狂喜乱舞したことが知られる。…

※「オルギア」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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