great mother

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Great Mother of the Gods

or Cybele Deity of the ancient Mediterranean world. Her cult originated in Phrygia in Asia Minor and spread to the Greek world, where she was identified with Rhea. It reached Rome by the 3rd century BC and became a major cult during the empire. Known by a variety of local names, Cybele was venerated as the universal mother of gods, humans, and animals. Her lover was the fertility god Attis. Her priests, the Galli, castrated themselves when they entered her service, and on her festival day they spattered their blood on her altar and her sacred pine tree

Hyphenation

great moth·er

Turkish pronunciation

greyt mʌdhır

Pronunciation

/ˈgrāt ˈməᴛʜər/ /ˈɡreɪt ˈmʌðɜr/