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Nana

Nana was a daughter of the Phrygian river god, Sangarius. She was mainly known for her connection to the goddess Cybele.

According to the legend, the gods severed the penis of a hermaphrodite being; this being became the mother goddess Cybele, or Agdistis. The severed male genital was thrown away, but it grew into an almond tree. When Nana went to pick some fruits and nuts, which she gathered around her lap, one almond vanished from her thigh, impregnating the girl. She gave birth to Attis.

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Nana, Νάνα.

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Attis

Attis

A Phrygian vegetation god. Attis was the son of Nana , daughter of the river god Sangarius . Nana fell pregnant when an almond dropped into her lap. The almond came from a tree that was originally the severed male genital from a hermaphrodite bein...

September 7th, 2004 • Jimmy Joe
Anatolian Deities

Anatolian Deities

For Agdistis, see Cybele in the Mother Goddesses.

September 7th, 2004 • Jimmy Joe
Sangarius

Sangarius

The river god of the Sangarius River in Phrygia, northwest of Asia Minor. The river flowed through the valleys of Phrygia, out into the Black Sea. Three important Phrygian cities were founded on the banks of the Sangarius - Ancyra, Gordium and Pes...

September 7th, 2004 • Jimmy Joe
Cybele

Cybele

Mother goddess. Cybele (Kybele) was a Phrygian mother goddess who was worshipped in Greece and Rome. She was often equated with the two other Greek mother goddesses – Rhea and Demeter ( Ceres ). Cybele was so revered that she was often called "The...

June 22nd, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Cybele

Cybele

Cybele or Kybele, known as the Great Mother of the Gods, was a goddess of Phrygian origin from northwest of Asia Minor. Cybele was essentially a mother goddess. She was also known by other names, such as Agdistis and Dindymene. Some would associat...

December 21st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Nymphs

Nymphs

The nymphs (Νύμφαι) were minor female deities or spirits who inhabited the mountains, woods, waters and seas. Like the gods, some were literally forces of nature. They were indistinguishable from the elements of nature. There were quite a few diff...

August 31st, 2002 • Jimmy Joe
Ninhursag: How the Deity of Malgum Became the Mother Goddess of Sumer

Ninhursag: How the Deity of Malgum Became the Mother Goddess of Sumer

Ninhursag was a deity in the ancient Mesopotamian pantheon who began as a city goddess. Slowly, she rose through the ranks to attain the enviable position of Mesopotamian mother goddess. She was a fertility goddess whose powers brought forth wildl...

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Nantosuelta

Nantosuelta

Nantosuelta was the Gallic goddess of nature, the valley and streams. She was the consort of Sucellus , the god of fertility or prosperity. The Gaul craftsmen depicted Nantosuelta holding a pole topped with a dove-cote. Nantosuelta was a mother go...

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Danu (Ana)

Danu (Ana)

A mother goddess. Danu or Ana was the mother of the race of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Danu was a goddess of fertility and the earth. Some believed that Danu and Ana were separate entities, even though both are mother goddesses. Danu was a widely worsh...

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Myrrha or Smyrna

Myrrha or Smyrna

There are two complete versions of the tragedy of Myrrha or Smyrna, told by the Greek Apollodorus or by Ovid, the Roman poet in his Metamorphoses . Ovid, as usual, is more descriptive than Apollodorus. However, Apollodorus cited several different ...

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