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Cibeles

Originally a Phrygian goddess, insofar as the Hellenes were concerned, Cybele (Greek Κυβέλη) was a deification of the Earth Mother who was worshiped in Anatolia from Neolithic times. Like Gaia (the "Earth") or her Minoan equivalent Rhea, Cybele embodies the fertile earth, a goddess of caverns and mountains, walls and fortresses, nature, wild animals (especially lions and bees). Her title potnia theron, which is also associated with the Minoan Great Mother, alludes to her ancient Neolithic roots as "Mistress of the Animals". She becomes a life-death-rebirth deity in connection with her consort, her son Attis. Her Roman equivalent was Magna Mater or "Great Mother". Walter Burkert, who treats Meter among "foreign gods" in Greek Religion (1982, section III.3,4) puts it succinctly: "The cult of the Great Mother, Meter, presents a complex picture insofar as indigenous, Minoan-Mycenean tradition is here intertwined with a cult taken over directly from the Phrygian kingdom of Asia Minor" (p 177).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybele
Here a heavy but not so difficult work with photoshop.

Taken in: España / Comunidad de Madrid / Madrid / Cortes (show map)

Taken on: June 5, 2004

Tags:

madrid

travelk

square

europe

tourism

history

night

lights

statue

sculpture

colorful

travel

viajes « less

Sets appears in: • Travel Highlights • 100 Interesting according to flickrverse more » • Low light & Long Exposure • Spain/España « less

Groups appears in: • travelers and landmarks • Travel Photography more » • TRAVELPIX • Score 5! ( Rate 5, Post 1) • World Icon! (post 1, award 3, SWEEPER used) « less

Camera: Nikon D70, f/4.8, 1/10 sec, 56mm (=84mm) (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D70
Aperture:	f/4.8
Exposure Time:	0.1 sec (1/10)
Focal Length:	56mm (35mm equivalent: 84mm)
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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