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The Plaza de Cibeles is located in the Spanish city of Madrid, at the intersection of Alcala Street ( which crosses from west to east) with Paseo de Recoletos ( north ) and the Paseo del Prado ( south ) . This place , one of the most symbolic of the capital , divide the boundaries of Centro, Retiro and Salamanca districts.
In the center of campus , the famous Cibeles fountain , carved in 1782 , from a design of Ventura Rodríguez stands . Each of the four corners of the square is dominated by iconic buildings, built between the late eighteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Originally a Phrygian goddess , Cybele (Greek Κυβέλη Kybele , name that sometimes the etymology of "the hair " is given if one considers Greek rather than Phrygian ) was the goddess of the Earth Mother who was worshiped in Anatolia from Neolithic. As Gea or her Minoan equivalent Rhea, Cybele was the personification offertile earth, a goddess of caverns and mountains, walls and fortresses , Nature and animals ( especially lions and bees) . Her Roman equivalent was Magna Mater , the Great Mother . Your title " Mistress of Animals ", which also held the Minoan Mother Goddess reveals Paleolithic archaic roots. He is a deity of life, death and resurrection. His consort , whose cult was introduced later, was Atis .
She is depicted with a crown -shaped wall and always accompanied by lions.
This goddess is represented in mythology on a car that symbolizes the superiority of Mother Nature , which even the mighty lions pulling cart subordinate . The legend relates them a unique mythological couple , Hippomenes ( Melanion in other versions ) and Atalanta , who competed in a sprint . Cunning Hipómenes - inspired by the goddess of love , since the prize was Atalanta 's hand - made fall to the ground agolden apples that attracted the attention of distracted Atalanta and career , he lost. The myth ends with the unholy union of lovers in a sacred precinct of Zeus , who , irritated, turned them into lions. Later Cibeles, pitied , would have hitched their wagon.
In addition, to start as a priest of Cybele cult , they were castrated as a contribution to Mother Earth ; also made a sacrifice killing bulls ( taurobolium ) and drinking their blood. (Wikipedia )
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The Plaza de Cibeles is located in the Spanish city of Madrid, at the intersection of Alcala Street ( which crosses from west to east) with Paseo de Recoletos ( north ) and the Paseo del Prado ( south ) . This place , one of the most symbolic of the capital , divide the boundaries of Centro, Retiro and Salamanca districts.
In the center of campus , the famous Cibeles fountain , carved in 1782 , from a design of Ventura Rodríguez stands . Each of the four corners of the square is dominated by iconic buildings, built between the late eighteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Originally a Phrygian goddess , Cybele (Greek Κυβέλη Kybele , name that sometimes the etymology of "the hair " is given if one considers Greek rather than Phrygian ) was the goddess of the Earth Mother who was worshiped in Anatolia from Neolithic. As Gea or her Minoan equivalent Rhea, Cybele was the personification offertile earth, a goddess of caverns and mountains, walls and fortresses , Nature and animals ( especially lions and bees) . Her Roman equivalent was Magna Mater , the Great Mother . Your title " Mistress of Animals ", which also held the Minoan Mother Goddess reveals Paleolithic archaic roots. He is a deity of life, death and resurrection. His consort , whose cult was introduced later, was Atis .
She is depicted with a crown -shaped wall and always accompanied by lions.
This goddess is represented in mythology on a car that symbolizes the superiority of Mother Nature , which even the mighty lions pulling cart subordinate . The legend relates them a unique mythological couple , Hippomenes ( Melanion in other versions ) and Atalanta , who competed in a sprint . Cunning Hipómenes - inspired by the goddess of love , since the prize was Atalanta 's hand - made fall to the ground agolden apples that attracted the attention of distracted Atalanta and career , he lost. The myth ends with the unholy union of lovers in a sacred precinct of Zeus , who , irritated, turned them into lions. Later Cibeles, pitied , would have hitched their wagon.
In addition, to start as a priest of Cybele cult , they were castrated as a contribution to Mother Earth ; also made a sacrifice killing bulls ( taurobolium ) and drinking their blood. (Wikipedia )
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