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Definition of Phrygian deity

1. Noun. Deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phrygian Deity

Literary usage of Phrygian deity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cities and Bishoprics of Phrygia: Being an Essay of the Local History of by William Mitchell Ramsay (1897)
"42, 103), who, therefore, is not the true Greek Apollo, but the Phrygian deity, ... The god ' in front of the gates ' must be a native Phrygian deity, ..."

2. History of Art in Phrygia, Lydia, Caria, and Lycia by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez (1892)
"... owned community of blood and religion with the Phrygians, Sabazius is a solar god (MACROBIUS, Saturnalia, i. 18). The great Phrygian deity was styled ..."

3. History of Art in Phrygia, Lydia, Caria, and Lycia by Georges Perrot, Charles Chipiez (1892)
"... community of blood and religion with the Phrygians, Sabazius is a solar god (MACROBIUS, Saturnalia, i. 18). The great Phrygian deity was styled troi^v ..."

4. Studies in the History and Art of the Eastern Provinces of the Roman Empire by Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, Agnes Margaret Ramsay (1906)
"The mention of the flute shows that the god was not the Hellenic Zeus, but a Phrygian deity, an outwardly ..."

5. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, Sir W Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1907)
"They were enrolled in a religious association (collegium), worshipping the Emperor and the ancient Phrygian deity. The supreme deity is frequently mentioned ..."

6. The Cities of St. Paul: Their Influence on His Life and Thought : the Cities by William Mitchell Ramsay (1908)
"They were enrolled in a religious association (collegium), worshipping the Emperor and the ancient Phrygian deity. The supreme deity is frequently mentioned ..."

7. A Manual of Greek Antiquities by Percy Gardner, Frank Byron Jevons (1895)
"... as we know, the name of a Phrygian deity of great reputation, who ruled in the neighbourhood of Hierapolis,1 and was also worshipped in Lycia. ..."

8. A Manual of Greek Antiquities by Percy Gardner, Frank Byron Jevons (1895)
"... as we know, the name of a Phrygian deity of great reputation, who ruled in the neighbourhood of Hierapolis,1 and was also worshipped in Lycia. ..."

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