Meter Theon
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Meter Theon is an ancient Greek mother goddess associated with the earth and often identified with deities such as Rhea or Cybele, venerated in sanctuaries like the Metroon at Olympia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meter Theon canonical | 3 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek goddess
ⓘ
mother goddess ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
earth
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ mountains ⓘ wild nature ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | personification of the fertile earth ⓘ |
| cultType |
mystery cult elements
ⓘ
state cult elements ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | Mother of the Gods ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Meter Theon
self-link
ⓘ
Meter Theon Olympia ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
Cybele
ⓘ
Cybele ⓘ
surface form:
Magna Mater
Rhea ⓘ |
| linkedTradition |
Greek cult of Rhea
ⓘ
Temple of Cybele ⓘ
surface form:
Phrygian cult of Cybele
|
| parentType | earth mother archetype ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
recipient of hymns
ⓘ
recipient of sacrifices ⓘ |
| role |
divine mother of other gods
ⓘ
giver of agricultural abundance ⓘ protector of cities ⓘ |
| symbol |
drum
ⓘ
lion ⓘ mountain throne ⓘ turreted crown ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| worshipForm |
ecstatic rites
ⓘ
processions ⓘ ritual music ⓘ |
| worshippedAt |
Metroon at Olympia
ⓘ
sanctuaries called Metroon ⓘ |
| worshippedInRegion |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Olympia ⓘ mainland Greece ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.