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Definition of Magna mater
1. Noun. Great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Magna Mater
Literary usage of Magna mater
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Greek and Roman [mythology] by William Sherwood Fox (1916)
"magna mater. — In the midst of the Romans' despair of receiving help against
Hannibal from their accepted gods they turned, in obedience to a Sibylline ..."
2. The Cults of Ostia by Lily Ross Taylor (1913)
"It is possible, however, that it was established there as early as the reign of
Claudius when magna mater seems 1 Showerman, The Great Mother of the Gods, ..."
3. The Early Church Form Ignatius to Augustine by George Hodges (1915)
"From Phrygia came the religion of Cybele, the magna mater, the Mother of the Gods.
Her Asiatic priests came with her, bringing their strange language and ..."
4. The Early Church Form Ignatius to Augustine by George Hodges (1915)
"From Phrygia came the religion of Cybele, the magna mater, the Mother of the Gods.
Her Asiatic priests came with her, bringing their strange language and ..."
5. The Mythology of All Races by Louis Herbert Gray, George Foot Moore, John Arnott MacCulloch (1916)
"magna mater. — In the midst of the Romans' despair of receiving help against
Hannibal from their accepted gods they turned, in obedience to a Sibylline ..."
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