Galli priests
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Galli priests were ancient eunuch priests of the Phrygian and later Roman cult of Cybele and Attis, known for their ecstatic rituals, self-castration, and flamboyant public ceremonies.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
priesthood
ⓘ
religious office ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Megalesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRitualDay | Day of Blood GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Magna Mater temple on the Palatine Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phrygianum on the Vatican Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ transgressive gender roles ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Roman authors such as Catullus
ⓘ
Roman authors such as Lucretius ⓘ Roman authors such as Ovid ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Phrygian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderStatus | eunuch ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cross-gender appearance
ⓘ
flamboyant clothing ⓘ long hair ⓘ perfume use ⓘ ritual frenzy ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
foreign cult personnel in Rome
ⓘ
subject to Roman restrictions on citizenship ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | possibly from Phrygian or Lydian roots ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Phrygia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performed |
ecstatic rituals
ⓘ
music with drums and cymbals ⓘ processions ⓘ public ceremonies ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ |
| practiced | self-castration ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Phrygian religion
ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ cult of Attis ⓘ cult of Cybele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualAct |
bloodletting
ⓘ
public begging ⓘ self-flagellation ⓘ |
| ritualObject |
cymbals
ⓘ
flutes ⓘ knives for self-castration ⓘ tambourine ⓘ |
| socialStatus | marginalized group in Roman society ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Attis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cybele NERFINISHED ⓘ Magna Mater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.