dancers who worshipped the Phrygian goddess Cybele with drumming and dancing. They are also called the Kurbantes in Phrygia , and Corybants in an older English transcription. The Kuretes were the nine dancers who venerate Rhea , the Cretan counterpart of Cybele, Mother of the Gods.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kouretes    K'inich Janaab'