Cybele (known as “Cybebe” in Lydian) was a major mother goddess of Phrygia, in Anatolia. She was a goddess of fertility first and foremost, but was also associated with nature, healing, prophecy, mountains, and the protection of cities. Cybele was often honored alongside her handsome consort Attis.

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The Corybantes were rustic deities often confused or identified with the Curetes. Like the Curetes, the Corybantes protected Zeus while he was still an infant by loudly dancing around him to conceal his cries from his father Cronus. They were also associated with the cults of Dionysus and Cybele.