Cybele – Mythopedia Cybele (known as “Cybebe” in Lydian) was a major mother goddess of Phrygia, in Anatolia She was a goddess of fertility first and foremost, but was also associated with nature, healing, prophecy, mountains, and the protection of cities Cybele was often honored alongside her handsome consort Attis
Rhea – Mythopedia Rhea was a Greek Titan and mother of the Olympian gods After her husband Cronus consumed their first five children, she saved her sixth baby, Zeus, by giving Cronus a stone to swallow instead
Corybantes – Mythopedia The Corybantes were rustic deities often confused or identified with the Curetes Like the Curetes, the Corybantes protected Zeus while he was still an infant by loudly dancing around him to conceal his cries from his father Cronus They were also associated with the cults of Dionysus and Cybele
Atalanta – Mythopedia Atalanta was a female hero renowned for her speed and strength She distinguished herself in many heroic exploits, including the Calydonian boar hunt
Dionysus – Mythopedia Dionysus was the Greek god of wine, revelry, inspiration, and fertility His festivals famously featured intoxication and religious ecstasy
Dactyls – Mythopedia The Dactyls were gods or culture heroes of obscure origins They were smiths and magicians whose number, depending on the source, varied between five and more than fifty They were connected with Mount Ida in either Crete or Phrygia and were often associated with Rhea, Cybele, or with similar divine guilds such as the Corybantes
Marsyas – Mythopedia Marsyas was a satyr who roamed the woodlands of Phrygia A virtuoso of the panpipes, he foolishly challenged Apollo, the god of music himself, to a music contest Upon being defeated, Marsyas was flayed alive for his hubris
Oreads – Mythopedia The Oreads were beautiful, youthful mountain nymphs These female divinities roamed the mountains and woodlands of Greece, accompanying other nature gods and presiding over various aspects of the natural world
Curetes – Mythopedia The Curetes were rustic deities of the island of Crete, connected with nature, initiation, and culture They were best known for protecting the infant Zeus from his murderous father Cronus by dancing around him and clashing their arms to hide the sound of his cries
Homeric Hymns – Mythopedia The Homeric Hymns, traditionally attributed to Homer, are a collection of thirty-three poems, each one honoring an individual god (or group of gods) Mostly composed between the seventh and fifth centuries BCE, the hymns were written in the same style and meter as the Iliad and the Odyssey