Cybele
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- proper noun
- /ˈsɪbəli/
- Literature
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Cibeles
- The Celts adopted the cult of Cybele that was functionally close to their own Mother Goddess cult.
- Cybele the goddess
- Fountain of Cybele
Examples
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Cybele was a cult that worshiped the Asian fertility goddess known as the Magna Mater.
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Their founder, Montanus, was a former priest in the Eastern pagan cult of Cybele, a fertility goddess.
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Her Roman counterpart, Cybele, was celebrated with games and a procession through the streets.
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Pinillos must have known of the Fuente de Cibeles (Fountain of Cybele) in Madrid and considered it a prototype for the Indian fountain (Fig. 15).
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In ancient times, Cybele was revered as the mother goddess of fertility and nature.
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Festivals held in honor of Cybele celebrated her as the protector of mountains and wildlife.
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Many ancient cultures recognized Cybele, the Phrygian mother goddess, as a symbol of fertility.
Synonyms
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Roman goddess of fertility and good harvests
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A mother goddess in ancient Greek stories, wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus
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An ancient Phrygian goddess worshipped for nature and fertility, often shown with lions
A mother goddess from ancient Phrygia later linked to the Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
A mother goddess from ancient Phrygia who people worship for life and fertility
An ancient mother goddess from Phrygia who often wears a crown of towers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cybele names an ancient mother goddess from Phrygia in Asia Minor whose name comes from an earlier local goddess called Kubaba. She was linked with nature, mountains and fertility, and the Greeks and Romans called her by names like Rhea and Ops, so thinking of Cybele as a 'mother of nature' explains why she was worshipped as a protector of cities and life.