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Cults
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 Cult of Cybele
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The cult of Cybele, the "Magna Mater," the Mother Goddess of Phrygia, was brought to Rome in the third century B.C. Cybele was primarily seen as a goddess of nature, responsible for the wilderness, but men also trusted her as a guardian of cities and nations.
The cult of Cybele, the "Magna Mater," the Mother Goddess of Phrygia, was brought to Rome in the third century B.C. Cybele was primarily seen as a goddess of nature, responsible for the wilderness, but men also trusted her as a guardian of cities and nations.
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The fall of Cybele (* Jade Caesar, Mar 24, 2004 - 02:05 ) Rite history? (* Jade Caesar, Mar 24, 2004 - 01:54 ) Cybele Rites (* Ankhesenamon Ptolemy, Mar 23, 2004 - 16:29 ) Welcome BACK, Cybele! (* Maximius Flavius, May 23, 2003 - 12:38 ) Welcome... (* Cybele Flaminius, May 21, 2003 - 12:07 ) On the Rocks (* Jupiter Lupus Aelius, May 14, 2003 - 06:42 ) Black Rock of Cybele? (* Maximius Flavius, May 13, 2003 - 17:06 ) The Black Rock of Cybele (* Jupiter Lupus Aelius, May 13, 2003 - 08:07 ) Cybele and The Imperial Family (* Cybele Flaminius, Jan 25, 2003 - 15:28 ) Cybele and Juno (* Quintillius Fabius, Jan 24, 2003 - 16:12 ) Wonderful, Cybele (not the goddess but topic editor) (* Maximius Flavius, Jan 21, 2003 - 19:36 ) Cybele and Attis II (* Cybele Flaminius, Jan 19, 2003 - 16:08 ) Uhm... (* Cybele Flaminius, Jan 19, 2003 - 10:14 ) Cybele at Rome (* Cybele Flaminius, Jan 19, 2003 - 10:12 ) A Question (* Maximius Flavius, Jan 19, 2003 - 07:51 ) Cybele and Attis (* Cybele Flaminius, Jan 19, 2003 - 06:31 ) On the Nature of Things of Lucretius (* Cybele Flaminius, Jan 16, 2003 - 14:14 )|
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