god
the Mother of the Gods
Cybele
also: Κυβέλη, Meter
A goddess of Anatolian origin, 'mother of all the gods and of all men,' worshipped with castanets, drums, and pipes and attended by wolves and lions in her mountain cult, as Hymn 14 describes.
Reading notes
- The Homeric Hymns §14.1 Mother
A goddess of Anatolian origin, 'mother of all the gods and of all men,' worshipped with castanets, drums, and pipes and attended by wolves and lions in her mountain cult, as Hymn 14 describes.