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Cybele

American  
[sib-uh-lee] / ˈsɪb əˌli /
Also Cybebe

noun

  1. a mother goddess of Phrygia and Asia Minor, identified by the Greeks with Rhea and by the Romans with Ops.


Cybele British  
/ ˈsɪbɪlɪ /

noun

  1. classical myth the Phrygian goddess of nature, mother of all living things and consort of Attis; identified with the Greek Rhea or Demeter

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"People are not getting a chance to recover in between," says clinical psychiatrist Cybele Dey, a member of Doctors for the Environment Australia.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2022

In the Studio Artist Cybele Lyle discusses her process and gives a tour of her temporary ad-hoc workspace at home in this new series from the Orange County Museum of Art.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2020

A 2014 study of the revamped version by Blair and C. Cybele Raver, also at N.Y.U., showed Tools children in 29 schools also gained skills in academics.

From Scientific American Oct. 1, 2019

Good Counsel senior Cybele Coskun was long hesitant about becoming a goalie.

From Washington Post Nov. 4, 2018

They show that the worship of the Lydian Cybele still flourished on the hill Vatican, and the worship of the Persian Mithras was still maintained in the vaults of the Capitol.

From Sermons by Lightfoot, J. B.

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