Cybele/Definition

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Cybele [r]: From Greek mythology, the Phrygian goddess known as the "great mother" who has some characteristics in common with other goddesses, particularly Artemis and Demeter. Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.