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👤 Cybele (goddess)

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Alternative names
Basileia Alce Dindymene Mother of the gods
Information
'Mother of the Gods'
Possibly the same as
👥 the Mothers
Sometimes conflated with
👤 Rhea Titan👤 Demeter Olympian goddess
Digital LIMC
https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/41TXAjVsTlCc0DJGHGVk5wz
Daughter of
👤 Ouranos father of Cronos👤 Dindyme mother of Cybele👤 Meion (Phrygian) king of Phrygia and Lydia
Mother of
👥 the Corybantes group of worshippers of Cybele, often conflated with similarly-named groups👤 Helios personification of the sun👤 Selene personification of the moon
Wife of
👤 Hyperion (Titan) Titan
Has children with
👤 Hyperion (Titan) Titan
Born at
🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia
Cult established by
👤 Broteas (s. of Tantalos) son of Tantalos, hunter who does not honor Artemis👤 Attis Phrygian attendant of Cybele👤 Myrine Amazon, buried at Troy👤 Midas king of the Phrygians, son of Gordios👥 the Dactyloi group of young demigods, often identified with Couretes on Mount Ida👥 the Argonauts sailors on the Argo
Derives etymology from
🌍 Mount Cybela mountain in Phrygia
Ruler of
🌍 the Land of the Atlantians mythical territory on the Atlantic coast of Africa
Divine patron of
🌍 Mount Dindymon (E. Phrygia) mountain near Pessinous in Phrygia
Cult sites
🏛️ the Temple of Cybele at Cyzicos (Mysia)🌍 the Sanctuary of Cybele at Pessinous (Phrygia)🌍 the Sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods on Mount Dindymon (Cyzicos) with cult of Dindyme or Cybele🏛️ the Temple of Cybele (Boiotia?) built by Echion, where Atalante and Hippomenes have sex according to Ovid, likely intended to be in Boiotia🌍 Rock Coddinos (Lydia) near Mount Sipylos🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia🌍 the Acrocorinth (Corinth) citadel of Corinth🌍 Mount Sipylos (Lydia) mountain in Magnesia🌍 Olympia (Elis) home of the Olympic Games🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia🌍 Dyme (Achaia) city in Achaia🌍 Patrai (Achaia) city in Achaia🏛️ the Steunos Cave (Phrygia)🌍 Megalopolis (Arcadia) Arcadian city founded in the 4th century BCE🌍 the Sanctuary of Despoina at Lycosoura (Arcadia)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia🌍 the Sanctuary of the Cabeiroi at Thebes🌍 Marpessos (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Anagyrous (Attica) deme of Attica🌍 Acriai (Laconia) city in Laconia🌍 Magnesia on the Maiandros (Caria)🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor) Maionia, region in Asia Minor🌍 the Sanctuary at Samothrace site of mystery cult worship of several gods🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad
Related Entities
👤 Broteas (s. of Tantalos) son of Tantalos, hunter who does not honor Artemis🌍 Rock Coddinos (Lydia) near Mount Sipylos🌍 Sparta (Laconia) city in Laconia👤 Isis Egyptian goddess👥 the Moirai the Fates👤 Sarapis a form of the syncretised Egyptian gods Osiris-Apis👤 Helios personification of the sun🌍 the Acrocorinth (Corinth) citadel of Corinth👤 Coronis (Thessalian) daughter of Phlegyas, mother of Asclepios👤 Hecate (goddess)👤 Alexanor son of Machaon👤 Hygieia personification of Health, daughter of Asclepios👤 Euamerion personification of recovery🌍 Mount Sipylos (Lydia) mountain in Magnesia🌍 Olympia (Elis) home of the Olympic Games👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Ares Olympian god👤 Artemis Olympian goddess👤 Asclepios son of Apollo, god of healing👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Hera Olympian goddess👤 Hades Underworld god👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Hermes Olympian god👤 Persephone daughter of Demeter👤 Agon personification of competition, contest🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia🌍 Dyme (Achaia) city in Achaia👤 Attis Phrygian attendant of Cybele🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor) Maionia, region in Asia Minor👤 Aineias son of Aphrodite and Anchises, leader of the Dardanian contingent at Troy👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Creousa (Trojan) Trojan, wife of Aineias🌍 Patrai (Achaia) city in Achaia🏛️ the Steunos Cave (Phrygia)🌍 Megalopolis (Arcadia) Arcadian city founded in the 4th century BCE🌍 the Sanctuary of Despoina at Lycosoura (Arcadia)🌍 Asea (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🌍 Thebes (Boiotia) city in Boiotia👥 the Cabeiroi obscure gods sometimes conflated with the Couretes etc🌍 the Sanctuary of the Cabeiroi at Thebes🌍 Marpessos (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Athens (Attica) city in Attica🌍 Anagyrous (Attica) deme of Attica🌍 Acriai (Laconia) city in Laconia👥 the Couretes (guardians) guard the infant Zeus🌍 Mount Dindymon (E. Phrygia) mountain near Pessinous in Phrygia🌍 River Maiandros (Caria) river in Caria🌍 Pessinous (Phrygia) city in central Phrygia👤 Maiandros (eponym) character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Anaxibia (Lydian) character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Archelaos (Lydian) character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Sister of Maiandros (name unknown) character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Berecynthos character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers👤 Sagaris character in Ps-Plutarch's On Rivers🌍 River Sagaris (Phrygia) river in Phrygia👤 Myrine Amazon, buried at Troy🌍 the Sanctuary at Samothrace site of mystery cult worship of several gods👥 the Corybantes group of worshippers of Cybele, often conflated with similarly-named groups🌍 Samothrace (island) island in the Aegean Sea👤 Hyperion (Titan) Titan👤 Ouranos father of Cronos👤 Rhea Titan👤 Selene personification of the moon⭐ the Sun⭐ the Moon👤 Meion (Phrygian) king of Phrygia and Lydia👤 Dindyme mother of Cybele🌍 Mount Cybela mountain in Phrygia👤 Marsyas (Phrygian) lost musical competition with Apollo🌍 Nysa (Arabia Felix) city associated with Dionysos🌍 the Land of the Hyperboreans unlocatable region in the far north👤 Midas king of the Phrygians, son of Gordios🌍 the Sanctuary of Cybele at Pessinous (Phrygia)👥 the Charites personifications of grace, sometimes singular ('Charis')👤 Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage🌍 the Land of the Atlantians mythical territory on the Atlantic coast of Africa🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable) mythical river of the Celts or Ligurians, sometimes identified with the River Po in north-east Italy👤 Atalante Calydonian boar hunter, Argonaut👤 Hippomenes (h. of Atalante) husband of Atalante🌍 Mount Ida (Troad) mountain in the Troad🌍 Crete (island) island in the Aegean🌍 Mount Tmolos (Asia Minor) mountain in Asia Minor👥 the Satyrs creatures with bestial features, often associated with Dionysos👥 the Dactyloi group of young demigods, often identified with Couretes on Mount Ida👤 Sabazios Phrygian god often associated with Dionysos or Zeus🌍 Magnesia on the Maiandros (Caria)🌍 Mount Tereia (Mysia) unlocatable place in Mysia🌍 Lampsacos (Troad) city in the Troad👤 Hyagnis (Phrygian) poet, inventor of the auloi🏛️ the Temple of Cybele (Boiotia?) built by Echion, where Atalante and Hippomenes have sex according to Ovid, likely intended to be in Boiotia🌍 Latium (Italy) region in central Italy around Rome👤 Turnus Rutulian king🏺 the Ships of Aineias used to sail from Troy to Italy👤 Demeter Olympian goddess🏛️ the Temple of Cybele at Cyzicos (Mysia)🌍 the Sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods on Mount Dindymon (Cyzicos) with cult of Dindyme or Cybele
Mentioned in Text
Pausanias Danais Homeric Hymn 14 to the Mother of the GodsLucian, GoutPs-Plutarch, On RiversDiodoros, LibraryPindarPindar, Pythian 3Ovid, IbisStraboCallimachus, IambiOvid, MetamorphosesDiogenes of AthensEuripides, HelenEuripides, BacchaePliny, Natural HistoryOvid, Heroides
Depictions
🌍 the Sanctuary of Asclepios at Titane (Argolid) established by Alexanor🏛️ the Temple of Hera at Olympia in the Sanctuary of Olympian Zeus
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