Cybele Attis - Fertility Goddess Cult
Cybele and Attis. Transgendered priests, known as Galli, participate in the cult of fertility goddess and Great Mother, Cybele, who originally came from Phrygia.
Feature on the myth of the Great Mother and her love for Attis.
Based on Catullus' poem, this is a draft of a theatrical presentation, by William Harris. Provides some details of the Attis and Cybele myth and worship.
By William Harris. Greek myth is more historical than philosophical and can be understood as commemorating important developments like agriculture.
Page about the establishment of Magna Mater as the sacred protectress of the city of Rome as a result of consultation with the Sibylline Books during the Punic Wars and the establishment of the Megalesian games in her honor. Also see
invocations to Cybele.
Taurobolium. A bull sacrifice is called a taurobolium.
