Anatolian Deities
By Jimmy Joe
Cybele
Mother goddess. Cybele (Kybele) was a Phrygian mother goddess who was worshipped in Greece and Rome. She was often equated with the two other Greek mother goddesses – Rhea and Demeter (Ceres). Cybele was so revered that she was often called "The M...
June 22nd, 2003
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Jimmy Joe
Cybele
Cybele or Kybele, known as the Great Mother of the Gods, was a goddess of Phrygian origin from northwest of Asia Minor. Cybele was essentially a mother goddess. She was also known by other names, such as Agdistis and Dindymene. Some would associat...
December 21st, 2002
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Jimmy Joe
Attis
A Phrygian vegetation god. Attis was the son of Nana, daughter of the river god Sangarius. Nana fell pregnant when an almond dropped into her lap. The almond came from a tree that was originally the severed male genital from a hermaphrodite being....
September 7th, 2004
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Jimmy Joe
Sangarius
The river god of the Sangarius River in Phrygia, northwest of Asia Minor. The river flowed through the valleys of Phrygia, out into the Black Sea. Three important Phrygian cities were founded on the banks of the Sangarius - Ancyra, Gordium and Pes...
September 7th, 2004
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Jimmy Joe
Mother Goddesses
During the Neolithic period and the Bronze Age, the mother goddesses were very prominent in Crete, the Cyclades and on mainland Greece. This page not only looks at Hellenic mother goddesses in Greek mythology, but also looks briefly at a couple of...
June 22nd, 2003
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Jimmy Joe
Aphrodisias
A Carian fertility goddess. Aphrodisias was equivalent to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. Her cult centre was in the city that was named after her - Aphrodisias, which existed at the time of Hittite and Phrygian empires in Asia Minor. T...
September 7th, 2004
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Jimmy Joe
Nana
Nana was a daughter of the Phrygian river god, Sangarius. She was mainly known for her connection to the goddess Cybele. According to the legend, the gods severed the penis of a hermaphrodite being; this being became the mother goddess Cybele, or ...
September 7th, 2004
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Jimmy Joe
Atana Potnia
A-TA-NA PO-TI-NI-JA or Atana Potnia was the name listed on the Linear B tablets found in Knossos, Crete. Her name doesn't appear anywhere on the tablets from Pylos. Atana Potnia was probably The Mother Goddess. Atana Potnia was known as the Idaean...
June 22nd, 2003
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Jimmy Joe
Etruscan Deities
Other Deities Below is a list of other Etruscan deities. Etruscan Roman Attributes Aita Pluto ruler of the Underworld Atunis Adonis minor god Charontes Charon? demon Charun Charon Underworld gatekeeper, demon Ethauswa Eileithyia goddess of childbi...
August 29th, 2004
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Jimmy Joe
Thracian Deities
The Thracians were a people who lived north and east of Thessaly and Macedon. The land of Thrace reached the Black Sea in the north-east, and north all the way to the Danube river. The western border is unclear. The size of the Roman province of T...
August 29th, 2004
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Jimmy Joe