Rhea Cybele

deity Amazons single tradition · 1

Rhea Cybele is a goddess whose priests, the galli, practice self-mutilation. The text notes that the removal of the breast among the Amazons corresponded with the self-mutilation of the galli. This links the Amazons to the cult of Rhea Cybele.

Relationships

co occurs with: Ares, Artemis (Diana)

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Mentioned by

Ares
Artemis (Diana)

Sources

encyclopedia (1)

Amazons (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)

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Source passages

“the self-mutilation of the galli, or priests, of Rhea Cybele.”
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