Cybele

[ sib-uh-lee ]

/ ˈsɪb əˌli /

a mother goddess of Phrygia and Asia Minor, identified by the Greeks with Rhea and by the Romans with Ops.

Also Cy·be·be

[sahy-bee-bee] /saɪˈbi bi/.

Also called Berecyntia, Dindymene.

Example sentences from the Web for cybele

A procession of Galli, or priests of Cybele, was a leading feature.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 |Various
Like Cybele she was an ancient Anatolian divinity and personified fertile nature.

The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism |Franz Cumont
Then followed Benito, then old Cybele and the servants of the worthy family between the double ranks of the crew of the jangada.

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon |Jules Verne
Opposite, appeared the majestic features of Minerva, breathing divinity: and Cybele, the mother of the gods.

Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal |William Beckford

As thus described, the worship of Cybele and Attis was, for the most part at least, public.

The Origin of Paul's Religion |J. Gresham Machen

Cybele

/ (ˈsɪbɪlɪ) /

classical myth the Phrygian goddess of nature, mother of all living things and consort of Attis; identified with the Greek Rhea or Demeter