Attis
Attis is a god in Phrygia. Michael was syncretically identified with the attributes of the god Attis in Phrygia and thus associated with pre-Christian healing springs in Phrygia.
↻ synthesized from 10 sources
When
- First attested
- 1200 BCE
- Attested period
- -1200 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested from ancient Near East.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Morena, Baldr, Dumuzid, Caloian, Dodola, Yarilo, Gherman, Dionysus, Osiris, Tammuz, Zagreus, Lunus, Mithra, Sin, Sabazius, men, Galli, Magna Mater, Xipe-Totec, Agdistis, Adonis, Astarte, Aphrodite, Selene, Athena, Actaeon, Siproites, Tiresias, Orion, demon or evil spirit, Christ, Satan, Jesus, Artemis (Diana), Hecate, Artemis
- allied with
- Cybele, Mother of the Gods
- consort of
- Cybele
- manifests as
- pine tree
- child of
- Nanã
- enemy of
- Zeus
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“He was syncretically identified with the attributes of the god Attis in Phrygia and thus associated with pre-Christian healing springs in Phrygia, his main cult site was in Chonae.”
#1971 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Frazer cited the examples of Osiris, Tammuz, Adonis and Attis, Zagreus, Dionysus, and Jesus.”
#12052 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Beginning with the writings of Marcu Beza, researchers have focused on the death-and-rebirth component of the practice, drawing connections between the Caloian and various religions of the Ancient Near East—with specific focus on Dumuzid and Attis.”
#14074 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In later times, Mēn may also have been identified with both Attis of Phrygia”
#19313 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In later times, Mēn may also have been identified with both Attis of Phrygia and Sabazius of Thrace.”
#19409 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5