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.

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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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Example Sentences

"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

The Cybele of Formia, now at Copenhagen, is one of the most famous representations of the goddess.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various