galliambus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
galliambus (plural galliambi)
- (poetry) A verse consisting of four Ionics a minore, with variations and substitutions.
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References[edit]
- ^ 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