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In [[Greek mythology]], the '''Cabeiri''' ('''Cabiri''', '''Kabeiroi''', or '''Kabiri'''; Ancient Greek: Κάβειροι) were a group of enigmatic [[chthonic deities]].

== Description ==

They were worshiped in a [[mystery cult]] closely associated with that of [[Hephaestus]], centered in the north Aegean islands of [[Lemnos]] and possibly [[Samothrace]]—at the [[Samothrace temple complex]]—and at [[Thebes]].

In their distant origins the Cabeiri and the Samothracian gods may include pre-Greek elements, or other non-Greek elements, such as [[Hittite]], [[Thracian]], [[proto-Etruscan]] or [[Phrygian]].

The Lemnian cult was always local to Lemnos, but the Samothracian mystery cult spread rapidly throughout the Greek world during the [[Hellenistic period]], eventually initiating Romans.

The ancient sources disagree about whether the deities of Samothrace were Cabeiri or not; and the accounts of the two cults differ in detail.

But the two islands are close to each other, at the northern end of the Aegean, and the cults are at least similar, and neither fits easily into the [[Olympic pantheon]]: the Cabeiri were given a mythic genealogy as sons of [[Hephaestus]].

The accounts of the Samothracian gods, whose names were secret, differ in the number and sexes of the gods: usually between two and four, some of either sex.

The number of Cabeiri also varies, with some accounts citing four (often a pair of males and a pair of females), and some even more, such as a tribe or whole race of Cabeiri, often presented as all male.

The Cabeiri were also worshipped at other sites in the vicinity, including [[Seuthopolis]] in [[Thrace]] and various sites in Asia Minor.

== See also ==

* [[Greek mythology]]
* [[Hephaestus]]
* [[Lemnos]]
* [[Samothrace temple complex]]
* [[Thebes]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabeiri Cabeiri] @ Wikipedia

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Karl Jones at 20:37, 14 May 2016

Karl Jones: Created page with "In Greek mythology, the '''Cabeiri''' ('''Cabiri''', '''Kabeiroi''', or '''Kabiri'''; Ancient Greek: Κάβειροι) were a group of enigmatic chthonic deities. ==..."