Cybele (/ ˈsɪbəliː / SIB-ə-lee; [1] Phrygian: Matar Kubileya, Kubeleya "Kubeleya Mother", perhaps "Mountain Mother"; [2] Lydian: Kuvava; Greek: ΚυβέληKybélē, ΚυβήβηKybēbē, ΚύβελιςKybelis) is an Anatolian mother goddess; she may have a possible …

Feb 4, 2015 · Cybele was the mistress of wild nature (symbolized by her constant companion, the lion), a healer, the goddess of fertility & protectress in time of war.

Loved throughout the Hellenistic period of ancient Greece, by people of various backgrounds, Cybele came to be known as the mother of all gods and eventually of all life. Cybele controlled every aspect of life on Earth, from plants to animals to men.

Sep 27, 2023 · Cybele (known as “Cybebe” in Lydian) was a major mother goddess of Phrygia, in Anatolia. She was a goddess of fertility first and foremost, but was also associated with nature, healing, prophecy, mountains, and the protection of cities. Cybele was often honored alongside her handsome consort Attis.

Great Mother of the Gods, ancient Oriental and Greco-Roman deity, known by a variety of local names; the name Cybele or Cybebe predominates in Greek and Roman literature from about the 5th century bc onward. Her full official Roman name was Mater Deum Magna Idaea (Great Idaean Mother of the Gods).

Jan 21, 2017 · A goddess of ecstatic and chthonic reproductive mysteries, Cybele was the primary mother goddess of ancient Anatolia, and Phrygia's only known goddess thus far.

Mar 18, 2019 · Cybele, a mother goddess of Rome was at the center of a Phrygian cult, and was sometimes known as Magna Mater, or "great goddess." As part of their worship, priests performed mysterious rites in her honor.

KYBELE (Cybele) was the ancient Phrygian Mother of the Gods, a primal nature goddess worshipped with orgiastic rites in the mountains of central and western Anatolia. The Greeks identified her with their own mother of the gods--the Titaness Rhea.

Oct 31, 2016 · Cybele is a great ancient goddess who originally hails from a part of the world known as Anatolia. Today, much of what was Anatolia is in the nation of Turkey. The people of Anatolia who worshipped her were known as the Phrygians, and were mainly mountain-dwellers.

Cybele was the ancient Phrygian mother of the gods, and goddess of motherhood, fertility and the mountain wilds. Her orgiastic cult dominated the central and north-western regions of Anatolia and was introduced to Greece via the island of Samothrace and the Boeotian town of Thebes.