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cybele (n)
great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
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great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
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Cybele, the Anatolian mother goddess, embodied the untamed power of nature.
Depictions of Cybele often show her crowned, seated on a throne, with lions by her side.
Her wild and ecstatic cult rituals, involving the castrated priests Galli, were a unique aspect of Cybele's worship.
The Greeks identified Cybele with Rhea, the mother of the gods, while the Romans called her Magna Mater, the Great Mother.
