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The worship of Cybele was originally centered in Phrygia (central Turkey), where she was known Kubaba or Kybele. The Romans formally adopted her worship in 204 BCE, when they brought a statue representing her from her main shrine in the Phrygian city of Pergamum back to Rome. This statue, from a site in Anatolia dating to the eighth or early seventh century BCE, depicts the Phrygian goddess with two youthful attendents playing a flute and harp. Oh My Goddess, Mother Goddess, Ancient Statues, Ancient Artifacts, Ancient Goddesses, Gods And Goddesses, Sumerian, Sacred Feminine, Roman Mythology

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The worship of Cybele was originally centered in Phrygia (central Turkey), where she was known Kubaba or Kybele. The Romans formally adopted her worship in 204 BCE, when they brought a statue representing her from her main shrine in the Phrygian city of Pergamum back to Rome. This statue, from a site in Anatolia dating to the eighth or early seventh century BCE, depicts the Phrygian goddess with two youthful attendents playing a flute and harp.

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Goddess figurines. A few millennia ago, women were important, and were widely "worshiped". When did society begin suppressing women? They were at the center of trades, life, music and dance and feasting and science for hundreds of thousands of years. Now, the dominant religions insist they cover their bodies. Males insist that women be subordinate. Men feel threatened by women. What happened? Egyptian Mythology, Egyptian Goddess, Potnia Theron, Ode An Die Freude, Afrique Art

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Goddess figurines. A few millennia ago, women were important, and were widely "worshiped". When did society begin suppressing women? They were at the center of trades, life, music and dance and feasting and science for hundreds of thousands of years. Now, the dominant religions insist they cover their bodies. Males insist that women be subordinate. Men feel threatened by women. What happened?

Unknown artist, Statue of Cybele (Roman Marble 1st-2nd centuries). Cybele, considered one of the most important Roman Goddesses, was the patron of nature and fertility. Attis, the god of vegetation and the consort to Cybele had unmanned himself after realizing that he no longer loved Cybele. She presided over mountains and fortresses; therefore, her crown consists of a city wall. Ancient Greek Sculpture, Ancient Rome, Ancient Art, Antique Sculpture, Roman Sculpture, Greek And Roman Mythology, Ancient Mythology

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Unknown artist, Statue of Cybele (Roman Marble 1st-2nd centuries). Cybele, considered one of the most important Roman Goddesses, was the patron of nature and fertility. Attis, the god of vegetation and the consort to Cybele had unmanned himself after realizing that he no longer loved Cybele. She presided over mountains and fortresses; therefore, her crown consists of a city wall.

Kybele, marble, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D. Roman Artifacts, Celtic Goddess

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Kybele, marble, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D.

KYBELE (or Cybele) was the great Phrygian Mother of the Gods, a primal nature goddess worshipped with orgiastic rites in the mountains of central and western Anatolia. The Greeks closely identified her with their own mother of the gods, the goddess Rhea. Greek Statues, Sculptures

KYBELE (or Cybele) was the great Phrygian Mother of the Gods, a primal nature goddess worshipped with orgiastic rites in the mountains of central and western Anatolia. The Greeks closely identified her with their own mother of the gods, the goddess Rhea.