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👤 Attis

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  • Information
    Phrygian attendant of Cybele
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262016
    PALP
    http://palp.art/browse/attis
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/8878
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/vW6fxAygSmik4cguRy5hiwa
    Gender
    Male
    Birth
    Birth is narratedBorn from an object
    Experiences
    Undergoes metamorphosis
    Death
    Death is narrated
    Son of
    👤 Calaos Phrygian, father of Attis👤 Daughter of Sangarios (name unknown) conceives Attis
    Born at
    🌍 River Sangarios (Phrygia) river in Phrygia
    Born from
    🏛️ the Almond Tree (Phrygia) born of Agdistis, father of Attis
    Creates
    🏛️ the Temple of the Syrian Goddess at Hierapolis (Syria) temple variously associated with Atagartis, Hera, and Rhea
    Wounded by
    👤 Rhea Titan👤 Attis Phrygian attendant of Cybele
    Dies at
    🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor) Maionia, region in Asia Minor
    Killed by
    👤 Meion (Phrygian) king of Phrygia and Lydia
    Buried at
    🏛️ the Tomb of Attis (Mt Agdistis)
    Cult sites
    🌍 Dyme (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Patrai (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Mount Dindymon (E. Phrygia) mountain near Pessinous in Phrygia🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia
    Related entities
    🌍 Dyme (Achaia) city in Achaia👤 Cybele (goddess) 'Mother of the Gods'👤 Calaos Phrygian, father of Attis🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor) Maionia, region in Asia Minor👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 River Sangarios (Phrygia) river in Phrygia🏛️ the Almond Tree (Phrygia) born of Agdistis, father of Attis👤 Agdistis demon born of Zeus🌍 Pessinous (Phrygia) city in central Phrygia🌍 Patrai (Achaia) city in Achaia👤 Daughter of Sangarios (name unknown) conceives Attis👥 the Corybantes group of worshippers of Cybele, often conflated with similarly-named groups👤 Rhea Titan🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad👤 Eros personification of love👤 Sabazios Phrygian god often associated with Dionysos or Zeus👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Demeter Olympian goddess👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Ganymedes (s. of Tros) son of Tros, abducted by Zeus👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Hermes Olympian god👤 Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage👥 the Muses personifications of poetry and music👤 Seilenos attendant of Dionysos🌍 Mount Olympos (N. Greece) mountain in northern Greece, home of the Olympian Gods🏛️ the Temple of the Syrian Goddess at Hierapolis (Syria) temple variously associated with Atagartis, Hera, and Rhea🌍 Samothrace (island) island in the Aegean Sea🌍 Mount Dindymon (E. Phrygia) mountain near Pessinous in Phrygia👤 Meion (Phrygian) king of Phrygia and Lydia👤 Sangarios (river god) river god🏛️ the Tomb of Attis (Mt Agdistis)
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 7.17.9-7.17.12📖 Pausanias 7.20.3📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Gods 20.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, On Sacrifices 7📖 Lucian, Parliament of the Gods 9📖 Lucian, Icaromenippus 27📖 Lucian, On the Syrian Goddess 15📖 Lucian, Gout 30-53📖 Diodoros, Library 3.58.1-3.58.4📖 Diodoros, Library 3.59.1-3.59.8📖 Ovid, Ibis 455-456📖 Ovid, Ibis 507-508📖 Ps-Lucian, Affairs of the Heart 42📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.86-10.105
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasLucian, Dialogues of the GodsLucian, On SacrificesLucian, Parliament of the GodsLucian, IcaromenippusLucian, On the Syrian GoddessLucian, GoutDiodoros, LibraryOvid, IbisPs-Lucian, Affairs of the HeartOvid, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Hermesianax
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Hermesianax fr. 10 Lightfoot
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa di Pinarius Cerialis III 4, 4, Pompeii (LIMC Artemis/Diana 47; PALP r3-i4-p4-space-a)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor) Maionia, region in Asia Minor🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia
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