Orgy

Anorgyis asex partywhere guests freely engage in open and unrestrainedsexual activityorgroup sex.

Swingers' parties do not always conform to this designation, because at many swinger parties thesexual partnersmay all know each other or at least have some commonality among economic class, educational attainment or other shared attributes. Some swingers contend that an orgy, as opposed to a sex party, requires some anonymity of sexual partners in complete sexual abandon.^[1]Other kinds of "sex parties" may fare less well with this labeling.

Participation in an "orgy" is a commonsexual fantasy,and group sex targeting such consumers is a subgenre inpornographic films.

The term is also used metaphorically in expressions, such as an "orgy of colour" or an "orgy of destruction" to indicate excess, overabundance. The term "orgiastic"does not generally connote group sex and is closer to theclassical rootsand this metaphorical usage.

Ancientorgia

Inancient Greek religion,orgia(ὄργια, sing. ὄργιον,orgion) wereecstatic ritescharacteristic of theGreek and Hellenistic mystery religions.Unlike public religion, or the private religious practices of a household, the mysteries were open only to initiates, and were thus "secret". Some rites were held at night.Orgiawere part of theEleusinian Mysteries,theDionysian Mysteries,and the cult ofCybele,which involved thecastration of her priestsin a frenzied trance. Because of their secret, nocturnal, and unscripted nature, theorgiawere subject to prurient speculation and regarded with suspicion, particularlyby the Romans,who attempted tosuppress the Bacchanalsin 186 BC.Orgiaare popularly thought to have involved sex,^[2]but, whilesexualityand fertility were cultic concerns, the primary goal of theorgiawas to achieve an ecstatic union with the divine. TheAdamiteswere also accused of participating in orgies.^[3]^[4]

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^Wojick, Helen (October 2010)."Swinger Survey Results on Difference Between Orgies and Group Sex".The Swingers Blog.RetrievedApril 26,2012.
^Shipley, Joseph T. (1963)."orgyan".Dictionary of Early English.Paterson, NJ: Littlefield, Adams & Co. pp. 472–473.ISBN 0-8065-2926-1.
^Fudgé, T.A. (2016).Medieval Religion and its Anxieties: History and Mystery in the Other Middle Ages.The New Middle Ages. Palgrave Macmillan US. p. 192.ISBN 978-1-137-56610-2.Retrieved2023-06-20.
^Goodare, J. (2016).The European Witch-Hunt.Taylor & Francis. p. 171.ISBN 978-1-317-19831-4.Retrieved2023-06-20.

Bibliography

Adkins, Lesley and Adkins, Roy A. (1998).Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece.ISBN 0-19-512491-X.
Alexander, Timothy Jay (2007).Hellenismos Today.ISBN 978-1-4303-1427-1.
Alexander, Timothy Jay (2007).A Beginner's Guide to Hellenismos.ISBN 978-1-4303-2456-0.
Burnet, John (2005).Early Greek Philosophy.ISBN 1-4021-9753-5.
Dillon, Matthew (2002).Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion.ISBN 0-415-20272-8.
Maffesoli, Michel (1993).The Shadow of Dionysus: A Contribution to the Sociology of the Orgy.ISBN 978-0-7914-1239-8.
Persson, Martin (1970).The Minoan-Mycenaean Religion and Its Survival in Greek Religion.ISBN 0-8196-0273-6.
Wilson, Nigel Guy (2005).Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece.ISBN 0-415-97334-1.

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[differences_cited_in_Swinger_Survey_Results_on_Difference_Between_Orgies_and_Group_Sex-1] Wojick, Helen (October 2010)."Swinger Survey Results on Difference Between Orgies and Group Sex".The Swingers Blog.RetrievedApril 26,2012.

[2] Shipley, Joseph T. (1963)."orgyan".Dictionary of Early English.Paterson, NJ: Littlefield, Adams & Co. pp. 472–473.ISBN 0-8065-2926-1.

[Fudgé_2016_p._192-3] Fudgé, T.A. (2016).Medieval Religion and its Anxieties: History and Mystery in the Other Middle Ages.The New Middle Ages. Palgrave Macmillan US. p. 192.ISBN 978-1-137-56610-2.Retrieved2023-06-20.

[Goodare_2016_p._171-4] Goodare, J. (2016).The European Witch-Hunt.Taylor & Francis. p. 171.ISBN 978-1-317-19831-4.Retrieved2023-06-20.

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