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agdistis
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Agdistis \Agdistis\ n. 1. Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele.
Wiktionary
n. (context Greek god English) A hermaphroditic being, associated with the worship of Cybele or Rhea
Wikipedia
Agdistis was a deity of Greek, Roman and Anatolian mythology, possessing both male and female sexual organs, connected with the Phrygian worship of Attis and Cybele. Her androgyny was seen as symbolic of a wild and uncontrollable nature. It was this trait which was threatening to the gods and ultimately led to her destruction.
Agdistis is a genus of moth in the Pterophoridae family and only genus in the Agdistinae subfamily.
Usage examples of "agdistis".
Her lover, Agdistis, was immortalized through her generous and perpetual powers of lovelove that was celebrated by the Phrygian and later Lydian cultures, and then throughout the Mediterranean.