Kybele the Roman Goddess
Highly revered, Kybele was considered a great mother goddess in the Roman Empire. As a protective goddess, she watched over nature and the city together with her beloved.
Kybele Statuette
The Kybele statuette is a replica of the original piece exhibited in the Landesmuseum Trier. The original Kybele was found in the temple district near Drohnecken in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich and dated to the 2nd century AD.
- Original replica
- High quality workmanship
- Patinated alabaster plaster work
- Height of the god figure about 17 cm
The replica is made in fine alabaster plaster work. Due to its excellent material properties, the finely ground and natural alabaster plaster is often used in the art object and monument conservation.
The products of the manufacturer Forum Traiani® are produced in Germany.
Kybele - worship of a mother of the gods
Originally from the Greek, the name Kybele carries the meaning of the great mother of the gods from the mountain (lat. magna mater).
Kybele was worshipped together with her lover Attis first in Phrygia of Asia Minor and later in Thrace, Greece and the Roman Empire.
The Roman cult Kybele cult began during the Second Punic War. In Sibylline books, the fate spell: "You lack the mother; therefore seek - I command you, Roman - the mother..." found approval. The Delphic oracle pretended to look for the mother of the gods on the Idaean heights of Phrygia. Then Kybele was brought to Rome in the form of a fist-sized meteorite. Incorporated into a silver statue, the goddess found her place on the Palatine in the Victoria Tempelihren.
The Romans saw in Cybele great mother of the gods, she stood for nature and fertility. She was depicted as a matron enthroned, with her crown in the shape of a city wall.
In the Roman Empire, priests introduced their followers to a veritable cult of Kybele with orgiastic rituals. Until late antiquity, the cult of Kybele was very widespread throughout the empire as a mystery cult.
The Guardian
The statuette of the great mother deity is an inspiring and effective home accessory. Bring the ancient mythology of the 2nd century AD into your realm and place Kybele representatively on the desk, bookshelf or sideboard.
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