Sep 27, 2023 · Cybele was known in Greece from an early period and was often identified with other mother goddesses such as Rhea or Demeter. She was typically imagined riding in a lion …

Mar 9, 2023 · Rhea and Cybele. By the fourth century BCE (if not earlier), Rhea was widely identified with the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele. Indeed, in Greek literature and cult, the …

Sep 28, 2023 · The Corybantes were rustic deities often confused or identified with the Curetes. Like the Curetes, the Corybantes protected Zeus while he was still an infant by loudly dancing …

Jul 7, 2023 · According to one myth, Atalanta and her husband profaned the temple of the goddess Cybele (or Rhea) by making love in it. Because of this sacrilege, they were both …

Jun 28, 2023 · It was often said that the notoriously vengeful goddess drove her husband’s illegitimate son mad, causing him to wander the world in a raving state. According to the lost …

Mar 11, 2023 · The Dactyls were gods or culture heroes of obscure origins. They were smiths and magicians whose number, depending on the source, varied between five and more than fifty. …

Mar 23, 2023 · In addition to being an accomplished musician, Marsyas was associated with religious cults in Phrygia, especially that of Cybele (also known as the Magna Mater, or “Great …

Nov 29, 2022 · One night, Vesta attended a dinner party hosted by Cybele, a mother goddess. All the gods and goddesses were there, as was Silenus, a wizened teacher and tutor to Bacchus …

Sep 21, 2023 · Cumae was a colony on the Campanian mainland, founded by Greek settlers around 740 BCE. The city had a rich and important history; it eventually entered myth as the …

Apr 24, 2023 · Demeter was also connected with Rhea, the Titan mother of the gods; Cybele, a mother goddess imported from Phrygia; and Gaia, the primordial earth goddess. In some early …