Pausanias, Description of Greece: "the Magnesians, who live to the north of Spil Mount, have on the rock Coddinus the most ancient of all the images of the Mother of the gods. The Magnesians say that it was made by Broteas the son of Tantalus." The image was probably Hittite in origin; see Roller 1999, p.200. Roller, Lynn Emrich (1999). In Search of God the Mother: The Cult of Anatolian Cybele. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press. ISBN0-520-21024-7.
Roller 1999, pp.149–151 and footnotes 20 – 25, citing Homeric Hymn 14, Pindar, Dithyramb II.10 (Snell), Euripides, Helen, 1347; Palamedes (Strabo 10.3.13); Bacchae, 64 – 169, Strabo 10.3.15 – 17 et al. Roller, Lynn Emrich (1999). In Search of God the Mother: The Cult of Anatolian Cybele. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press. ISBN0-520-21024-7.
In Greece and Phrygia, most cults to the goddess were popular, and privately funded; her former, ancient role as goddess of the former Phrygian State was as defunct as the state itself. See Roller 1999, p.317. Roller, Lynn Emrich (1999). In Search of God the Mother: The Cult of Anatolian Cybele. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press. ISBN0-520-21024-7.
Roller 1999, p.280, citing Ovid, Fasti, 4. 299; cf "Phrygian Mater and Greek Meter, for whom fertility was rarely an issue, and whose association with wild and unstructured mountain landscape was directly at odds with agriculture and the settled countryside". Roller, Lynn Emrich (1999). In Search of God the Mother: The Cult of Anatolian Cybele. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press. ISBN0-520-21024-7.
Dionysius_of_Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, trans. Cary, Loeb, 1935, 2, 19, 3 – 5. See also commentary in Roller 1999, p.293 and note 39: "... one can see how a Phrygian [priest] in an elaborately embroidered robe might have clashed noticeably with the plain, largely monochromatic Roman tunic and toga"; cf Augustus's "efforts to stress the white toga as the proper dress for Romans." Roller, Lynn Emrich (1999). In Search of God the Mother: The Cult of Anatolian Cybele. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press. ISBN0-520-21024-7.
Roller believes that the name "Attis" was originally associated with the Phrygian Royal family and inherited by a Phrygian priesthood or theocracy devoted to the Mother Goddess, consistent with Attis' mythology as deified servant or priest of his goddess. Greek cults and Greek art associate this "Phrygian" costume with several non-Greek, "oriental" peoples, including their erstwhile foes, the Persians and Trojans. In some Greek states, Attis was met with outright hostility; but his vaguely "Trojan" associations would have been counted in his favour for the eventual promotion of his Roman cult. See Roller 1994, pp.248–256. See also Roscoe 1996, pp.198–199, and Johnstone, in Lane 1996, p.106-107. Roller, Lynn Emrich (1994). "Attis on Greek Votive Monuments; Greek God or Phrygian?". Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 63 (2): 245–262. JSTOR148115– via Studylib. Roscoe, Will (1996). "Priests of the Goddess: Gender Transgression in Ancient Religion". History of Religions. 35 (3): 195–230. doi:10.1086/463425. S2CID162368477.. Lane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8.
Roscoe 1996, p.203, citing Pliny the Elder, Natural History, 11.261; 35.165, and noting that "Procedures called "castration" in ancient times encompassed everything from vasectomy to complete removal of penis and testicles. Roscoe, Will (1996). "Priests of the Goddess: Gender Transgression in Ancient Religion". History of Religions. 35 (3): 195–230. doi:10.1086/463425. S2CID162368477..
Roscoe 1996, p.203, and note 34, citing as example, the thanksgiving dedication to the Mother Goddess by a Gallus from Cyzicus (in Anatolia), in gratitude for her intervention on behalf of the soldier Marcus Stlaticus, his partner "(oulppiou, a term also applied to a husband or wife)". Roscoe, Will (1996). "Priests of the Goddess: Gender Transgression in Ancient Religion". History of Religions. 35 (3): 195–230. doi:10.1086/463425. S2CID162368477..
Roller believes that the name "Attis" was originally associated with the Phrygian Royal family and inherited by a Phrygian priesthood or theocracy devoted to the Mother Goddess, consistent with Attis' mythology as deified servant or priest of his goddess. Greek cults and Greek art associate this "Phrygian" costume with several non-Greek, "oriental" peoples, including their erstwhile foes, the Persians and Trojans. In some Greek states, Attis was met with outright hostility; but his vaguely "Trojan" associations would have been counted in his favour for the eventual promotion of his Roman cult. See Roller 1994, pp.248–256. See also Roscoe 1996, pp.198–199, and Johnstone, in Lane 1996, p.106-107. Roller, Lynn Emrich (1994). "Attis on Greek Votive Monuments; Greek God or Phrygian?". Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 63 (2): 245–262. JSTOR148115– via Studylib. Roscoe, Will (1996). "Priests of the Goddess: Gender Transgression in Ancient Religion". History of Religions. 35 (3): 195–230. doi:10.1086/463425. S2CID162368477.. Lane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8.
The syrinx was a simple rustic instrument, associated with Pan, Greek god of shepherds, flocks, wild and wooded places, and unbridled sexuality. See Johnston, in Lane 1996, pp.107–111, and Roller 1994, pp.177–180. Pan is a "natural companion" for Cybele, and there is evidence of their joint cults. Lane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8. Roller, Lynn Emrich (1994). "Attis on Greek Votive Monuments; Greek God or Phrygian?". Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 63 (2): 245–262. JSTOR148115– via Studylib.
Duncan Fishwick, "The Cannophori and the March Festival of Magna Mater", Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, Vol. 97, (1966), p. 195 Archived 2016-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
Hannah, Robert, "Manilius, the Mother of the Gods and the "Megalensia": an Astrological Anomaly resolved?" Latomus, T. 45, Fasc. 4 (OCTOBRE-DÉCEMBRE 1986), pp. 864–872, Societe d'Etudes Latines de Bruxelles , citing Manlius, Astronomica, (trans. GP Goold, London, 1977) 2. 439 – 437.
Roller believes that the name "Attis" was originally associated with the Phrygian Royal family and inherited by a Phrygian priesthood or theocracy devoted to the Mother Goddess, consistent with Attis' mythology as deified servant or priest of his goddess. Greek cults and Greek art associate this "Phrygian" costume with several non-Greek, "oriental" peoples, including their erstwhile foes, the Persians and Trojans. In some Greek states, Attis was met with outright hostility; but his vaguely "Trojan" associations would have been counted in his favour for the eventual promotion of his Roman cult. See Roller 1994, pp.248–256. See also Roscoe 1996, pp.198–199, and Johnstone, in Lane 1996, p.106-107. Roller, Lynn Emrich (1994). "Attis on Greek Votive Monuments; Greek God or Phrygian?". Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 63 (2): 245–262. JSTOR148115– via Studylib. Roscoe, Will (1996). "Priests of the Goddess: Gender Transgression in Ancient Religion". History of Religions. 35 (3): 195–230. doi:10.1086/463425. S2CID162368477.. Lane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8.
Roscoe 1996, p.203, citing Pliny the Elder, Natural History, 11.261; 35.165, and noting that "Procedures called "castration" in ancient times encompassed everything from vasectomy to complete removal of penis and testicles. Roscoe, Will (1996). "Priests of the Goddess: Gender Transgression in Ancient Religion". History of Religions. 35 (3): 195–230. doi:10.1086/463425. S2CID162368477..
Roscoe 1996, p.203, and note 34, citing as example, the thanksgiving dedication to the Mother Goddess by a Gallus from Cyzicus (in Anatolia), in gratitude for her intervention on behalf of the soldier Marcus Stlaticus, his partner "(oulppiou, a term also applied to a husband or wife)". Roscoe, Will (1996). "Priests of the Goddess: Gender Transgression in Ancient Religion". History of Religions. 35 (3): 195–230. doi:10.1086/463425. S2CID162368477..
Roller believes that the name "Attis" was originally associated with the Phrygian Royal family and inherited by a Phrygian priesthood or theocracy devoted to the Mother Goddess, consistent with Attis' mythology as deified servant or priest of his goddess. Greek cults and Greek art associate this "Phrygian" costume with several non-Greek, "oriental" peoples, including their erstwhile foes, the Persians and Trojans. In some Greek states, Attis was met with outright hostility; but his vaguely "Trojan" associations would have been counted in his favour for the eventual promotion of his Roman cult. See Roller 1994, pp.248–256. See also Roscoe 1996, pp.198–199, and Johnstone, in Lane 1996, p.106-107. Roller, Lynn Emrich (1994). "Attis on Greek Votive Monuments; Greek God or Phrygian?". Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 63 (2): 245–262. JSTOR148115– via Studylib. Roscoe, Will (1996). "Priests of the Goddess: Gender Transgression in Ancient Religion". History of Religions. 35 (3): 195–230. doi:10.1086/463425. S2CID162368477.. Lane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8.
The syrinx was a simple rustic instrument, associated with Pan, Greek god of shepherds, flocks, wild and wooded places, and unbridled sexuality. See Johnston, in Lane 1996, pp.107–111, and Roller 1994, pp.177–180. Pan is a "natural companion" for Cybele, and there is evidence of their joint cults. Lane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8. Roller, Lynn Emrich (1994). "Attis on Greek Votive Monuments; Greek God or Phrygian?". Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 63 (2): 245–262. JSTOR148115– via Studylib.
Dionysius_of_Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities, trans. Cary, Loeb, 1935, 2, 19, 3 – 5. See also commentary in Roller 1999, p.293 and note 39: "... one can see how a Phrygian [priest] in an elaborately embroidered robe might have clashed noticeably with the plain, largely monochromatic Roman tunic and toga"; cf Augustus's "efforts to stress the white toga as the proper dress for Romans." Roller, Lynn Emrich (1999). In Search of God the Mother: The Cult of Anatolian Cybele. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press. ISBN0-520-21024-7.
Summers, K., in Lane 1996, pp.377 ff.; for Catullus, see Takacs, in Lane 1996, pp.367 ff.. For online Latin text and English translation of Catullus's poem 63, see vroma.orgArchived 2014-05-28 at the Wayback MachineLane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8. Lane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8.
Duncan Fishwick, "The Cannophori and the March Festival of Magna Mater", Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, Vol. 97, (1966), p. 195 Archived 2016-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
Summers, K., in Lane 1996, pp.377 ff.; for Catullus, see Takacs, in Lane 1996, pp.367 ff.. For online Latin text and English translation of Catullus's poem 63, see vroma.orgArchived 2014-05-28 at the Wayback MachineLane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8. Lane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8.
Beard 1994, p.168, following Livy 29, 10 – 14 for Pessinos (ancient Galatia) as the shrine from which she was brought. Varro's Lingua Latina, 6.15 has Pergamum. Ovid Fasti 4.180–372 has it brought directly from Mt. Ida. For discussion of problems attendant on such precise claims of origin, see Tacaks, in Lane 1996, pp.370–373. Beard, Mary (1994). "The Roman and the foreign: the cult of the "great mother" in imperial Rome". In Thomas, Nicholas; Humphrey, Caroline (eds.). Shamanism, history, and the state. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. pp.164–190. ISBN978-04-72-10512-0. OCLC29522597. Lane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8.
Beard 1994, pp.168, 178–9. See also Summers, in Lane 1996, pp.357–359. Attis' many votive statuettes at Cybele's Roman temple are evidence of his early, possibly private Roman cult. Beard, Mary (1994). "The Roman and the foreign: the cult of the "great mother" in imperial Rome". In Thomas, Nicholas; Humphrey, Caroline (eds.). Shamanism, history, and the state. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. pp.164–190. ISBN978-04-72-10512-0. OCLC29522597. Lane, Eugene, ed. (1996). Cybele, Attis, and Related Cults: Essays in Memory of M.J. Vermaseren. Religions in the Graeco-Roman World. Vol.131. Brill. ISBN978-90-04-10196-8.
Beard 1994, p.177, citing Vermaseren, M.J., Cybele and Attis: the myth and the cult, Thames and Hudson, 1977, p. 96. Beard, Mary (1994). "The Roman and the foreign: the cult of the "great mother" in imperial Rome". In Thomas, Nicholas; Humphrey, Caroline (eds.). Shamanism, history, and the state. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. pp.164–190. ISBN978-04-72-10512-0. OCLC29522597.