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Magna Mater

[ mahg-nuh mah-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Roman Religion.

First recorded in 1700–10 ; from Latin magna māter “great mother,” title for several godesses, especially for Cybele

Clubs, as you know, were established in my quaestorship on the reception of the Magna Mater from Ida.

But aside from the rapid growth of the Magna Mater cult itself we have in this second century two instances of this tendency.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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