Difference between revisions of "(Or Atys) Attis"

<p> Attis, (or Atys) </p> <p> a beautiful Phrygian shepherd and priest of the goddess Cybele. who was deified after his death and worshipped as the sun. Julian calls him the great god Attis, and [[Lucian]] mentions a golden statue of Attis placed among those of Bendis, Anubis, and Mithras, who were all adored as the sun. He is, frequently joined with [[Cybele]] in ancient monuments, and is sometimes pictured alone, holding a pastoral pipe in his right hand and a crook in his left. </p>

<p> Attis, (or Atys) </p> <p> a beautiful Phrygian shepherd and priest of the goddess Cybele. who was deified after his death and worshipped as the sun. Julian calls him the great god Attis, and [[Lucian]] mentions a golden statue of Attis placed among those of Bendis, Anubis, and Mithras, who were all adored as the sun. He is, frequently joined with [[Cybele]] in ancient monuments, and is sometimes pictured alone, holding a pastoral pipe in his right hand and a crook in his left. </p>

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<ref name="term_21695"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/attis,+(or+atys) (Or Atys) Attis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>

<ref name="term_21695"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/attis,+(or+atys) (Or Atys) Attis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>

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