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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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The Origins of Kebele
Kebele is a goddess who meant many different things to many different cultures. She originated in Phrygia and Anatolia as a mother goddess, a mother earth goddess. Kebele was also worshipped by the Greek since certain areas and contexts. The cult of Kebele spread to Greece in around the Archaic period but she wasn't a deity that kept her own kind of distinct identity.
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