The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromγάλλος
- English todaygalliambus
From Latin Galli + iambus. Used by the Galli, priests of the Phrygian goddess Cybele. The first element, Ancient Greek γάλλος (gállos), was said by Ovid to be named after a Phrygian river.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.