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Magna Mater, Cybele, the Great Mother of the Gods, had her main temple in Rome on the Palatine. The Megalesia was dedicated to her.


The praetor M. Junius Brutus IV, the day of ID APR AVC DLXIII (10 April of 191 bce), dedicated for the first time the Temple of Magna Mater on the Palatine Hill; since that date every year in front of the temple were held the Ludi Megalesia in honour of the goddess. And since that date the Magna Mater was enthroned as Sacred Protectress of the City.

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In Search of God the Mother

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Prof. Lynn Roller. (1999). ISBN 0520210247
Great scholarly work on Cybele, chapter on Rome is excellent.
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The Mother of the Gods

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Mark Munn. (2006). University of California Press. ISBN 0520243498
excellent, thought-provoking study of sovereignty & Cybele Contributed by Marca Hortensia Maior
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Corpus Cultus Cybelae Attidisque (CCCA) I. Asia Minor

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M.J. Vermaseren. (1987). Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 9004079041
14 volumes in total in this series.
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On the Nature of Things

Lucretius Trans. William Ellery Leonard. (n.d.)
Description of the cultus of Magna Mater Contributed by Agricola

Pagan Regeneration: A Study of Mystery Initiation in the Greco-Roman World

Harold R. Willoughby. (1929).
Ch. V: The Regenerative Rites of the Great Mother Contributed by Agricola


The Sign Language of Roman Coins

Bill Welch. (n.d.) Forvm Ancient Coins.
Cybele, The Mother Goddess Contributed by Agricola

Religious Cults Associated With the Amazons

Florence Mary Bennett. (1912).
Ch. 2: The Great Mother "extensively documented" with many references to primary sources. Contributed by Agricola

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