Attis
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thumb|Statue of a reclining Attis at the Shrine of Attis in Ostia Antica near [[Rome.]]
Key facts
- Deity.type
- greek
- Deity.name
- Attis
- Deity.image
- Statue of Attis, 2nd half of 2nd century AD, from the Hierapolis Agora, Hierapolis Archaeology Museum, Turkey (17234601835).jpg
- Deity.caption
- Statue of Attis from Roman Hierapolis
- Deity.death_place
- Castrated/Emasculated himself and died
- Deity.consort
- Cybele
- Deity.deity_of
- Vegetation, Fertility, Dying-and-rising god
- Deity.mother
- Nana
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Religious worship
- Priests
- Festivals
- Literature
- Philosophy
- Archaeological finds
- Conflation with the god Atys
- Photo gallery
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Statue of a reclining Attis at the Shrine of Attis in Ostia Antica near [[Rome.]]
Attis (; , also , , ) was the consort of Cybele, in Phrygian and Greek mythology.
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