LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · feminine

Cybelē

Cybelē f
Classical[ˈky.bɛ.ɫeː]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃiː.be.le]

Meaning

  1. GreekCybele (a mother goddess of the ancient peoples of Asia Minor)

Cўbĕlē or Cўbēbē, ēs, and Cўbĕ-lă, ae, f., = Κυβέλη and Κυβήβη.
I. A goddess, originally Phrygian, later worshipped in Rome also as Ops or Mater Magna, whose priests were called Galli.
(a). Form Cybele, Cat. 63, 8; Verg. A. 11, 768; Mart. 1, 71, 10.—
(b). Form Cybela, Tert. adv. Nat. 1, 10.—
(g). Form Cybebe, Verg. A. 10, 220; Prop. 3, 17 (4, 16), 35; Phaedr. 3, 17, 3; Sil. 8, 365; 17, 3; Cat. 63, 9; Phaedr. 3, 17, 4; 4, 1, 4; Luc. 1, 600.—
B. Hence,
1. Cўbĕ-lēĭus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Cybele: Attis, Ov. M. 10, 104; v. Attis: mater, i. q. Cybele, id. A. A. 1, 507; so also dea, id. F. 4, 191: frena, i. e. of the lions in the chariot of Cybele, id. M. 10, 704: limina, i. e. of her temple, Stat. S. 1, 2, 176.—
2. Cўbĕlista, ae, m., = Κυβελιστής, a priest of Cybele, Verg. Copa, 25 Sillig ex conj. (al. Calybita). —
II. A mountain in Phrygia.
(a). Form Cybele, Ov. F. 4, 249; 4, 363.—
(b). Form Cybebe, Cat. 63, 9; 63, 84.—Also called Cўbĕ-lus, i, m., Verg. A. 3, 111 Rib. (al. Cybelae).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυβέλη (Kubélē).

Descendants
  • EnglishCybele
  • FrenchCybèle

Quick answers

What does Cybelē mean in Latin?
Cybelē, a proper noun, means “Cybele (a mother goddess of the ancient peoples of Asia Minor)”.
How do you pronounce Cybelē?
In classical Latin, [ˈky.bɛ.ɫeː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃiː.be.le].