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Definition of Cybele
1. Noun. Great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cybele
Literary usage of Cybele
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Art in Phrygia, Lydia, Caria, and Lycia by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez (1892)
"Such would be Cybele, her head surmounted by a tall turreted crown, now enthroned,
a lion at her side (Fig. 5), now driven in a chariot or riding the king ..."
2. History of Art in Phrygia, Lydia, Caria, and Lycia by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez (1892)
"(Such would be Cybele, her head surmounted by a tall turreted crown, now enthroned,
... Cybele able by the Phrygian cap and the trailing broidered ^^ robe. ..."
3. The Cults of the Greek States by Lewis Richard Farnell (1907)
"A complete history of Cybele-cult requires a separate treatise and transcends
the limits of a work on Greek religion. It is only desirable here to note its ..."
4. A Description of the Collection of Ancient Marbles in the British Museum by Taylor Combe, Edward Hawkins, Charles Robert Cockerell, Samuel Birch (1861)
"HEAD OF Cybele. Head of Cybele, crowned, as usual, with a head-dress representing
the walls of a town. The sockets of the eyes are hollow, and have been ..."
5. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"... to Cybele, and (he is reported to have lived in it for fome time. It is faid
that Jupiter had three children here by ..."
6. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Entomological Section (1893)
"o NOTES ON ARGYNNIS Cybele AND LETO. By HENRY SKINNER, MD It has been held by some
... Specimens of leto from further East more nearly approach cybele, ..."
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