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title: Cybele
author: Dave & Margie Hill / Kleerup
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3623/cybele/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-12-16
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# Cybele

_Authored by Dave & Margie Hill / Kleerup_

## Image File

[![Cybele](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3623.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3623.jpg)

## Image Caption

Cybele, the mother goddess, wearing a crown in the form of a towered [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/), a symbol of her role as a protectress of [cities](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), [Roman sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Sculpture/), c. 50 CE.

Getty Museum.

## Bibliography

- [Statue of a Seated Cybele with the Portrait Head of her Priestess (Getty Museum)](http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/6511/unknown-maker-statue-of-a-seated-cybele-with-the-portrait-head-of-her-priestess-roman-about-50/ "Statue of a Seated Cybele with the Portrait Head of her Priestess (Getty Museum)"), accessed 1 Dec 2016.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Kleerup, D. &. M. H. /. (2015, February 04). Cybele. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3623/cybele/>
### Chicago
Kleerup, Dave & Margie Hill /. "Cybele." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 04, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3623/cybele/>.
### MLA
Kleerup, Dave & Margie Hill /. "Cybele." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Feb 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3623/cybele/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cybele_Getty_Villa_57.AA.19_n3.jpg) by [**Dave & Margie Hill / Kleerup**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cybele_Getty_Villa_57.AA.19_n3.jpg). Submitted by [Karen Barrett-Wilt](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/klbwilt/ "User Page: Karen Barrett-Wilt"), published on 04 February 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.