The great Mother was also known as Bona Dea ("the good hoddess"). She was variously identified with Ops, Fauna and the goddess Cybele.Some say she was the mother of Faunus, and was the modest, shy deity who had the gift of prophecy, but would tell her prediction only to women. It is believed that she began life as mortal. She dramk a lot of wine one day and got drunk. When Faunus saw the state she was in, he was enraged and killed her, after which she became an immortal and a special guardian of Rome. But in the form of Cybele she was more a goddess of sexaulity.
Cybele
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The nature goddess Cybele usually rode a chariot drawn by lions, which were symbolic of her complete dominion over the powerful forces of nature.
Horn of Plenty
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Pomegranate
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Cymbals
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Tambourine
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CYBELE'S ATTRIBUTES
Since Cybele was also the goddess of fertility, pomegranate, the horn of plenty, and the amphora were her special attributes. The cymbals and the tambourine were played at the frenzied dsnces during her festival.
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