- Dactyls – Mythopedia
The Dactyls were gods or culture heroes of obscure origins They were smiths and magicians whose number, depending on the source, varied between five and more than fifty They were connected with Mount Ida in either Crete or Phrygia and were often associated with Rhea, Cybele, or with similar divine guilds such as the Corybantes
- Corybantes – Mythopedia
The Corybantes were rustic deities often confused or identified with the Curetes Like the Curetes, the Corybantes protected Zeus while he was still an infant by loudly dancing around him to conceal his cries from his father Cronus They were also associated with the cults of Dionysus and Cybele
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