Nympholepsy

Nympholepsy was the belief of the ancient Greeks that individuals could be possessed by the nymphs. Individuals who considered themselves nympholepts would display a great religious devotion to the nymphs. An example is Archedemos of Thera, who built the sanctuary of the nymphs in the Vari Cave.[1]

References

  1. Connor, W. R. (1988). "Seized by the Nymphs: Nympholepsy and Symbolic Expression in Classical Greece". Classical Antiquity 7 (2): 155–189. JSTOR 25010886.

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