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Attis

For other uses, see Atys (disambiguation) and Atthis (mythology).
Attis
Statue of Attis from Roman Hierapolis
Cause of deathCastrated/Emasculated himself and died
Known forPhrygian vegetation deity; his self-mutilation, death, and resurrection represents the fruits of the earth, which die in winter only to rise again in the spring
TitleThe ancient Phrygian god of vegetation and consort of the great Mother of the Gods Kybele (Cybele)
MotherNana, the daughter of the river Sangarius, and almond tree grown from the amputated sexual Male organ of the hermaphrodite Agdistis[1]
Statue of a reclining Attis at the Shrine of Attis in Ostia Antica near Rome.

Attis (/ˈætɪs/; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἄττις, also Ἄτυς, Ἄττυς, Ἄττης)[2] was the consort of Cybele, in Phrygian and Greek mythology.[a]

His priests were eunuchs, the Galli, as explained by origin myths pertaining to Attis castrating himself. Attis was also a Phrygian vegetation deity. His self-mutilation, death, and resurrection represents the fruits of the earth, which die in winter only to rise again in the spring.[5]

According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, Attis transformed himself into a pine tree.[6]

  1. ^ "Attis". maicar.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Smith, William (1873) [1848]. "Atys, Attys, Attes, Attis". A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London, UK: John Murray via Spottiswoode and Co. – via Tufts U. / Perseus.
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  5. ^ "Attis (Phrygian deity)". Britannica Online Encyclopedia.
  6. ^ Roman, Luke & Roman, Monica (2010). Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology. Infobase Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-4381-2639-5.


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