Curetes
Publié le 17/01/2022
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(Young Men) Greek The young Cretan
warriors, possibly sons of Rhea, who guarded
the infant Zeus when he was hidden on Mount Ida
(2) in central Crete. The young men danced wildly
and clashed their weapons together to drown out the
sound of the infant's crying. Some sources suggest
that there was a cult in Crete devoted to the god
Zeus as a youth (kouros) and that its devotees were the
Curetes. There is further mention of the Curetes in
several Greek myths, including that of Zagreus.
The Curetes were sometimes identified with the
Corybantes who performed with dancing, shouting,
and clashing of armor at the rites of the goddess
Cybele.