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gallus
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thumb|200px|Relief of an archigallus making sacrifices to Cybele and Attis, Museo Archeologico Ostiense, [[Ostia Antica]]
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- In the provinces
- Religious practices
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thumb|200px|Relief of an archigallus making sacrifices to Cybele and Attis, Museo Archeologico Ostiense, [[Ostia Antica]]
A gallus (pl. galli) was a eunuch priest of the Phrygian goddess Cybele (Magna Mater in Rome) and her consort Attis, whose worship was incorporated into the state religious practices of ancient Rome.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “gallus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.