Cybele
Friday July 18, 2003
Cybele was a mother goddess whose cult is thought to have been imported from Anatolia to Greece where she was identified with the mother of Zeus. See a picture of her and some of the elements with which she was associated in Greek mythology.
Cybele
MORE: Cybele and Attis
Elsewhere: Mithras
When Cybele rejected the advances of Zeus, he impregnated her anyway. A generation later, Cybele fell in love with her own grandson Attis. The consequences were disastrous.
Cybele
MORE: Cybele and Attis
Elsewhere: Mithras
When Cybele rejected the advances of Zeus, he impregnated her anyway. A generation later, Cybele fell in love with her own grandson Attis. The consequences were disastrous.


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