Cybele goddess tattoo

Cybele, sometimes referred to as Kybele, was introduced by some the first inhabitants of Phrygia, an ancient country in Asia Minor, known later as Anatolia. Much later, after the empiric rise of Rome, Cybele, referred to as the Magna Mater or “Great Mother” became an important symbol of the empire.

Loved throughout the Hellenistic period of ancient Greece, by people of various backgrounds, Cybele came to be known as the mother of all gods and eventually of all life.

Cybele controlled every aspect of life on Earth, from plants to animals to men. All fertility was her under control and people in Anatolia, who had a profound respect for nature, believed Cybele also had the power to spare mankind from the sometime destructive cycles of nature.

For the people of that time, Cybele came to be regarded as a protectress of civilization itself and she was highly respected.

 

Family

In one version of Cybele’s history, her parents are identified as the god of the sky and the go