Who is Cybele?
Cybèle or Cybele, which inspired our name Cybelles , is a goddess. It is even the mother goddess: the mother of the gods. Daughter of the god of gods, she was raised by a leopard (or a lion) according to the stories, after having been abandoned. His cult initially developed throughout the ancient Near East. Quickly, among the Greeks, Cybele found her place in their pantheon, in 204 BC.
Cybele on her throne . Roman art.
Naples National Museum
This goddess was worshiped throughout the ancient world and the center of her worship is in Turkey. She was also adored in Rome, from 204 BC. Represented by a black stone originally, there are then statues of her with a crown on her head surrounded by lions or on her chariot drawn by those -this.
Although she has various names (Grandmother of the gods, for example), she alone embodies fertility, wild nature or even abundance. She is thus the goddess of fertility. It even seems that she could heal and protect her people during wars. His cult is linked to pine cones and lions. the pin representing Attis, her lover.
Dubreuil Toussaint, Cybèle awakening Sleep [representation of a scene from book II of Ronsard's Franciade ], between 1572 and 1602, H: 97 cm; L: 117 cm, painting on canvas, Fontainebleau, national castle museum. Learn more .
This goddess represents everything that characterizes us: strength, femininity and determination, but also love and renewal.
In 2018, we decide to create our brand. We wanted a strong identity, but also one that speaks to us. Cybele being the mother of the gods, it is naturally that we chose her, but also because our mother bears her name. We decided to rework this name in order to add a personal touch and we found Cybelles, inspired by our customers: these women So beautiful .
The story was on!
Cybelles was born in 2018 within our family, together we are building its history.
Sources:
- http://www.gauchemip.org/spip.php?article5016
- https://clio-texte.clionautes.org/lintroduction-culte-deesse-cybele-a-rome-selon-divers-auteurs-latins.html
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybele