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Look up: Attis

  1. Attis
    In classical mythology, Attis was a Phrygian god whose death and resurrection symbolized the end of winter and the arrival of spring. He was loved by the goddess Cybele, who drove him mad as a punishment for his infidelity, he castrated himself and bled to death.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. ATTIS
    ATTIS is an abbreviation for American Telephone and Telegraph Information Systems
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Attis
    In classical mythology, a Phrygian god whose death and resurrection symbolized the end of winter and the arrival of spring; also regarded as a vegetation god. Beloved by the earth goddess Cybele,...
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  4. Attis
    `Attis` (sometimes written as `Atys`), a life-death-rebirth deity, was the lover of Cybele, her eunuch attendant and driver of her lion-driven chariot; he was driven mad by her and castrated himself. Attis was originally a local semi-deity of Phrygia, associated with the great Phrygian trading city of Pessinos, which lay under the lee of Mount Agdistis. The mountain was personified as a `daemon`, whom foreigners associated with the Great Mother C...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attis

  5. Attis
    mythical consort of the Great Mother of the Gods (q.v.; classical Cybele, or Agdistis); he was worshipped in Phrygia, Asia Minor, and later ... [6 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/122

  6. Attis
    Attis is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `handsome boy ` The name Attis doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Attis seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Atti

  7. Attis
    Attis (ă'tis) or Atys (ā'–) , in Phrygian religion, vegetation god. When Nana ate the fruit of the almond tree, which had been generated by the blood of either Agdistis or of Cybele, she conceived Attis. Later, Agdistis or Cybele fell in love with Attis, and so that none ot...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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