Kufaws
Lydian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Lydian form of Cybele/Kybebe, the lion-attended mother goddess; the Greek 'Kybebe' derives from this Lydian name.
Domains
- mother goddess
- mountains and wild animals
Powers
- Sit enthroned flanked by lions as Mother of the Gods
Relations
- equated with: CybeleReciprocal of phrygian_cybele.equated-with — Greek Kybebe derives from Lydian Kufaws/Kuvav; Hipponax already uses the Lydian form. Preserves the lion-attended Mother; the Phrygian Matar's rock-facade cult is distinct from the Sardian civic goddess.M. Munn, The Mother of the Gods, Athens, and the Tyranny of Asia (2006) (secondary); Hipponax fr. 127 West (Kybebe) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Hutter, Aspects of Luwian Religion (in Melchert ed., The Luwians, 2003) (secondary)