Cybeline
/ˈsɪbəliːn/noun
Of or relating to Cybele, the ancient Phrygian and Greco-Roman mother goddess.
Did you know?Cybele’s ecstatic worship involved drums, cymbals, dancing, and ritual frenzy, and her priests were known as the Galli.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Phrygian period
Phrygian
Kubileya
“A form associated with the goddess later identified as Cybele; its exact meaning remains uncertain.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Kybelē
“Cybele, the Phrygian mother goddess adopted into Greek religious tradition.”
Roman period
Latin
Cybele
“The imported mother goddess worshipped at Rome as Magna Mater, the Great Mother.”
17th–18th Century
English
Cybeline
“Relating to Cybele; a learned adjective formed from the goddess’s name with the suffix -ine.”
Modern English
English
cybeline
“Of or relating to Cybele or her worship.”