| The taurobolia, a rite in which
the worshipper was spattered with bull's blood, was
linked with the cult of Magna Mater. Picture: taurobolia
altar with relief of Magna Mater and her consort
Attis from Phlya. Athens, National Archaeological Museum. Christopoulos, G (ed.), Istoria tou Ellinikou Ethnous, vol.6: Ellinismos kai Romi, Ekdotiki Athinon, © |
