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Magna Mater Magna Mother means Great Mother. She is an ancient Anatolian goddess also known as Agdistis, Cybele, Kybele or Kybebe. Attis was her consort. Magna Mater was a foddess of fertility and nature.The cult of the Magna Mater was brought to Rome in 204 B.C. after advice from the Sybilline Books and the Delphic Oracle.

From Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins' Dictionary of Roman Religion

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