Meaning of euoi | Babel Free

Definitions

A cry of impassioned rapture in ancient Bacchic revels.

Examples

“Shall the warriors of Thebes be dumb? "Euoi! Euoi! Hail Bacchus!" They dance⟳ to the pipe and drum.”

“Euoi! Curving vines, delicate tendrils from sinews and tendons. Euoi! Candle flames and sweet smoke⟳ sting⟳, swarm with the sound⟳ of bees...”

“The Bacchic cry⟳ of Euoi is not too dissimilar to Jesus' penultimate cry⟳, while on the cross, of Eloi, Eloi.”

“[…] sexually aroused by them but never successful in their urge⟳ to debauch them. The maenads, Diodoros continues, cry⟳ out 'euoi' […]”

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