SCULPTURE ART SERIES #2 Mysterious Kybele Of The Mythology

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Phrygians worshipped many deities, but only one deity was depicted in human form. This is goddes "Matar", whose name meant "Mother". Matar is referred with some attributes in Phrygian inscriptions. The origin of Cybele is probably "Kybeleia" meaning mountain in Phrygian language.

Phrygian goddess Matar is always depicted as a standing upright, mature woman who loks forward; she wears a long dress and an elaborate polos, a veil flows down frm the back of the headdress. She holds some objects in her hand showing her divinity. These are drinking cups or bowls, bird of prey, and a round object, probably a pomegranate.

Numerous statues and reliefs belonging to the goddess are found at Boğazköy, Ankara, Gordion and Midas's city taking place in Mountainous Phrygia. The cult monuments dedicated to Cybele in Phrygia are dated between 9th-6th centuries B.C.