The New International Encyclopædia/Great Mother
GREAT MOTHER (Lat. Magna Mater). An epithet applied by the Romans to the goddess Cybele, or Rhea, as the representative of the procreative powers of nature.
Edition of 1905. See also Cybele on Wikipedia; and the disclaimer.
GREAT MOTHER (Lat. Magna Mater). An epithet applied by the Romans to the goddess Cybele, or Rhea, as the representative of the procreative powers of nature.