Cybelian
/sɪˈbiːliən/noun
Relating to Cybele, the ancient Phrygian and Greco-Roman mother goddess.
Did you know?Cybele’s ecstatic devotees, the Galli, were associated with drumming, trance, and ritual self-mutilation in some ancient accounts.
Etymological Timeline
2nd millennium BCE
Phrygian
Kubaba
“A goddess-name associated with an Anatolian mother deity; the precise etymology is uncertain.”
1st millennium BCE
Phrygian
Kybebe
“A Phrygian form of the goddess’s name.”
5th–4th Century BCE
Ancient Greek
Κυβέλη (Kybélē)
“Cybele, the Great Mother goddess worshipped in Anatolia and later Greece.”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Cybele
“The Anatolian mother goddess incorporated into Roman religion.”
19th Century
English
Cybelian
“Relating to Cybele; formed in English from the goddess’s Latin name with the suffix -ian.”