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In Greek mythology, [[Thyia]] (/ˈθaɪə/; Ancient Greek: [[Θυία]] Thuia derived from the verb θύω "to sacrifice") was a female figure associated with cults of several major gods. | |wketx=In Greek mythology, [[Thyia]] (/ˈθaɪə/; Ancient Greek: [[Θυία]] Thuia derived from the verb θύω "to sacrifice") was a female figure associated with cults of several major gods. | ||
In the Delphic tradition, Thyia was also the naiad of a spring on Mount Parnassos in Phocis (central Greece), daughter of the river god Cephissus. Her shrine was the site for the gathering of the Thyiades (women who celebrated in the orgies= ancient religious ceremony of the god Dionysos). She was said to have been the first to sacrifice to Dionysus, and to celebrate orgies in his honour. Hence, the Attic women, who every year went to Mount Parnassus to celebrate the Dionysiac orgies with the Delphian Thyiades, received themselves the name of Thyades or Thyiades (synonymous with Maenads). | In the Delphic tradition, Thyia was also the naiad of a spring on Mount Parnassos in Phocis (central Greece), daughter of the river god Cephissus. Her shrine was the site for the gathering of the Thyiades (women who celebrated in the orgies= ancient religious ceremony of the god Dionysos). She was said to have been the first to sacrifice to Dionysus, and to celebrate orgies in his honour. Hence, the Attic women, who every year went to Mount Parnassus to celebrate the Dionysiac orgies with the Delphian Thyiades, received themselves the name of Thyades or Thyiades (synonymous with Maenads). | ||
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The name was applied to the white cedar and its genus, Thuja, by Linnaeus (1753). | The name was applied to the white cedar and its genus, Thuja, by Linnaeus (1753). | ||
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