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Attis

British  
/ ˈætɪs /

noun

  1. classical myth a youth of Phrygia, loved by the goddess Cybele. In a jealous passion she caused him to go mad, whereupon he castrated himself and died

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On the morning before he was to report to the pool, Attis Clopton sat in a storefront breakfast spot near his Brooklyn apartment munching a glazed doughnut.

From New York Times Aug. 29, 2014

Ms. Pailet said, “Now Attis, you’ve been scared of water your whole life?”

From New York Times Aug. 29, 2014

"I'm doing my shopping on a budget, which is why I'm digging through the clearance bin," said Attis, 25.

From Reuters Dec. 24, 2013

Katrina Attis, who was shopping at a J.C.

From Reuters Dec. 24, 2013

Roscher, Lexikon, articles "Kybele," "Attis," "Persephone," "Ceres"; and Farnell, Cults of the Greek States.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Morris Jastrow

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