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πŸ‘€ Cybele (goddess)

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  • Information
    'Mother of the Gods'
    Possibly the same as
    πŸ‘₯ the Mothers
    Sometimes conflated with
    πŸ‘€ RheaπŸ‘€ Demeter
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/41TXAjVsTlCc0DJGHGVk5wz
    Gender
    Female
    Appearance and powers
    Can metamorphose others
    Birth
    Birth is narrated
    Experiences
    Exposed as an infant
    Death
    Becomes immortal
    Daughter of
    πŸ‘€ OuranosπŸ‘€ DindymeπŸ‘€ Meion (Phrygian)
    Mother of
    πŸ‘₯ the Corybantes group of worshippers of Cybele, often conflated with similarly-named groupsπŸ‘€ Helios personification of the sunπŸ‘€ Selene personification of the moon
    Wife of
    πŸ‘€ Hyperion (Titan)
    Has children with
    πŸ‘€ Hyperion (Titan)
    Born at
    🌍 Phrygia
    Derives etymology from
    🌍 Mount CybelaπŸ‘€ Cybele (w. of Iasion)
    Ruler of
    🌍 the Land of the Atlantians
    Divine patron of
    🌍 Mount Dindymon (E. Phrygia)
    Cult sites
    πŸ›οΈ 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)πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Cybele (Boiotia?)🌍 Rock Coddinos (Lydia)🌍 Sparta (Laconia)🌍 the Acrocorinth (Corinth)🌍 Mount Sipylos (Lydia)🌍 Olympia (Elis)🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia🌍 Dyme (Achaia)🌍 Patrai (Achaia)πŸ›οΈ the Steunos Cave (Phrygia)🌍 Megalopolis (Arcadia)🌍 the Sanctuary of Despoina at Lycosoura (Arcadia)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)🌍 the Sanctuary of the Cabeiroi at Thebes🌍 Marpessos (Troad)🌍 Athens (Attica)🌍 Anagyrous (Attica)🌍 Acriai (Laconia)🌍 Magnesia on the Maiandros (Caria)🌍 Phrygia🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor)🌍 the Sanctuary at Samothrace🌍 Mount Ida (Troad)
    Cult established by
    πŸ‘€ Broteas (s. of Tantalos)πŸ‘€ AttisπŸ‘€ MyrineπŸ‘€ MidasπŸ‘€ Corybas (s. of Cybele)πŸ‘€ Dardanos (s. of Electra)πŸ‘€ Cybele (w. of Iasion)πŸ‘₯ the DactyloiπŸ‘₯ the Argonauts
    Related entities
    πŸ‘€ Broteas (s. of Tantalos)🌍 Rock Coddinos (Lydia)🌍 Sparta (Laconia)πŸ‘€ IsisπŸ‘₯ the MoiraiπŸ‘€ SarapisπŸ‘€ Helios🌍 the Acrocorinth (Corinth)πŸ‘€ Coronis (Thessalian)πŸ‘€ Hecate (goddess)πŸ‘€ AlexanorπŸ‘€ HygieiaπŸ‘€ Euamerion🌍 Mount Sipylos (Lydia)🌍 Olympia (Elis)🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia🌍 Dyme (Achaia)πŸ‘€ Attis🌍 Phrygia🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor)πŸ‘€ AineiasπŸ‘€ AphroditeπŸ‘€ Creousa (Trojan)🌍 Patrai (Achaia)πŸ›οΈ the Steunos Cave (Phrygia)🌍 Megalopolis (Arcadia)🌍 the Sanctuary of Despoina at Lycosoura (Arcadia)🌍 Asea (Arcadia)🌍 Thebes (Boiotia)πŸ‘₯ the Cabeiroi🌍 the Sanctuary of the Cabeiroi at Thebes🌍 Marpessos (Troad)🌍 Athens (Attica)🌍 Anagyrous (Attica)🌍 Acriai (Laconia)πŸ‘₯ the Couretes (guardians)🌍 Mount Dindymon (E. Phrygia)🌍 River Maiandros (Caria)🌍 Pessinous (Phrygia)πŸ‘€ Maiandros (eponym)πŸ‘€ Anaxibia (Lydian)πŸ‘€ Archelaos (Lydian)πŸ‘€ Sister of Maiandros (name unknown)πŸ‘€ BerecynthosπŸ‘€ Sagaris🌍 River Sangarios (Phrygia)πŸ‘€ Myrine🌍 the Sanctuary at SamothraceπŸ‘₯ the Corybantes🌍 Samothrace (island)πŸ‘€ Hyperion (Titan)πŸ‘€ OuranosπŸ‘€ RheaπŸ‘€ Selene⭐ the Sun⭐ the MoonπŸ‘€ Meion (Phrygian)πŸ‘€ Dindyme🌍 Mount CybelaπŸ‘€ Marsyas (Phrygian)πŸ‘€ ApolloπŸ‘€ Dionysos (Olympian)🌍 Nysa (Arabia Felix)🌍 the Land of the HyperboreansπŸ‘€ Midas🌍 the Sanctuary of Cybele at Pessinous (Phrygia)πŸ‘₯ the CharitesπŸ‘€ Pan (god)πŸ‘€ Cadmos (Theban)πŸ‘€ Electra (Atlantid)πŸ‘€ Harmonia (Theban)⏳ the Wedding of Cadmos and Harmonia (Thebes)πŸ‘€ Dardanos (s. of Electra)πŸ‘€ Corybas (s. of Cybele)πŸ‘€ Cybele (w. of Iasion)🌍 the Land of the Atlantians🌍 River Eridanos (unlocatable)πŸ‘€ AtalanteπŸ‘€ Hippomenes (h. of Atalante)🌍 Mount Ida (Troad)🌍 Crete (island)🌍 Mount Tmolos (Asia Minor)πŸ‘₯ the SatyrsπŸ‘₯ the DactyloiπŸ‘€ Sabazios🌍 Magnesia on the Maiandros (Caria)🌍 Mount Tereia (Mysia)🌍 Lampsacos (Troad)πŸ‘€ Hyagnis (Phrygian)πŸ›οΈ the Temple of Cybele (Boiotia?)🌍 Latium (Italy)πŸ‘€ Turnus🏺 the Ships of AineiasπŸ‘€ DemeterπŸ›οΈ the Temple of Cybele at Cyzicos (Mysia)🌍 the Sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods on Mount Dindymon (Cyzicos)
    Mentioned by
    πŸ“– Pausanias 3.22.4πŸ“– Pausanias 3.12.9πŸ“– Pausanias 4.31.6πŸ“– Pausanias 2.4.6-2.4.7πŸ“– Pausanias 2.11.5-2.11.8πŸ“– Pausanias 5.13.7πŸ“– Pausanias 5.14.4-5.14.10πŸ“– Pausanias 5.20.9πŸ“– Pausanias 7.17.9-7.17.12πŸ“– Pausanias 10.25.9-10.26.2πŸ“– Pausanias 7.20.3πŸ“– Pausanias 10.32.3πŸ“– Pausanias 8.30.4πŸ“– Pausanias 8.37.2πŸ“– Pausanias 8.44.3πŸ“– Pausanias 9.25.3πŸ“– Pausanias 9.25.5-9.25.10πŸ“– Pausanias 10.12.3-10.12.4πŸ“– Pausanias 1.3.5πŸ“– Pausanias 1.31.1πŸ“– Danais fr. 3 WestπŸ“– Homeric Hymn 14 to the Mother of the Gods 1-6πŸ“– Lucian, Gout 30-53πŸ“– Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 9πŸ“– Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 10πŸ“– Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 12πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.55.4-3.55.11πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.57.1-3.57.8πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.58.1-3.58.4πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 3.59.1-3.59.8πŸ“– Pindar fr. 70b Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– Pindar fr. 95 Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– Pindar, Pythian 3 77-115πŸ“– Diodoros, Library 5.49.1-5.49.6πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 455-456πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 457-458πŸ“– Ovid, Ibis 507-508πŸ“– Strabo 10.3.12πŸ“– Strabo 10.3.13πŸ“– Strabo 10.3.15πŸ“– Strabo 10.3.22πŸ“– Strabo 14.1.40πŸ“– Strabo 12.5.3πŸ“– Strabo 13.1.17βš’οΈ Parian Chronicle (Ashmolean 449945; IG XII, 5, 444; PHI 77668)πŸ“– Callimachus, Iambi 3 = fr. 193-193a PfeifferπŸ“– Callimachus, Iambi 4 Pfeiffer = fr. 194-194a PfeifferπŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.86-10.105πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.638-10.704πŸ“– Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.512-14.565πŸ“– Diogenes of Athens FragTrag fr. 1 = fr. 1 Snell-KannichtπŸ“– Euripides, Helen 1301-1368πŸ“– Euripides, Bacchae 64-169πŸ“– Pliny, Natural History 35.109πŸ“– Ovid, Heroides 4
    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
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    HermesianaxDionysios ScytobrachionPindarEuripides, Bacchae
    Mentioned in citation of
    πŸ“– Hermesianax fr. 10 LightfootπŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 4 RustenπŸ“– Dionysios Scytobrachion fr. 6 RustenπŸ“– Pindar fr. 70b Snell-MaehlerπŸ“– Euripides, Bacchae 64-169πŸ“– Euripides, Bacchae 1-63
    Depictions
    🎨 Fragment of Bronze Shieldband from Olympia (Olympia B8061, B4346)
    Reported depictions
    🎨 Statue of Cybele in the Agora, Messene, by Demophon (Not Extant)🎨 Wood and Stone Statue Group of Alexanor, Coronis, Hecate, Cybele, Hygieia and Euamerion at the Sanctuary of Asclepios at Titane (Not Extant)🎨 Painting of Cybele on a Lion by Nicomachos (Not Extant)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Magnesia ad Sipylum (Lydia)🌍 the Land of the Atlantians🌍 Phrygia
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