Agdistis

For plume moth genus, see Agdistis (moth).

Phrygian statue of Cybele/Agdistis from the mid-6th century BC at or near Hattusa

Agdistis (Ancient Greek: Ἄγδιστις) is a deity of Greek, Roman, and Anatolian mythology who was a Hermaphrodite, having been born with both male and female reproductive organs. The deity was closely associated with the Phrygian goddess Cybele.[1]

  1. ^ Walton and Scheid, s.v. Agdistis; Baudy, s.v. Agdistis; Turner and Coulter, s.v. Agdistis; Grimal, s.v. Agdistis; Smith, s.v. Agdistis.