Orgy
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This article is about ancient Greek gathering. For sex orgy, see Group sex. For other uses, see Orgy (disambiguation).
An orgy (όργιον) was a secret cultic congregation at nighttime in Ancient Greek religion, overseen by an orgiophant (a teacher or revealer of secret rites).[1] In modern parlance an orgy may refer to an event involving group sex.
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[edit] Etymology
Greek όργιον is cognate with έργον "work, effect, [religious] service" (ultimately cognate to English work itself). The term was lent into English in the 16th century