Cybele, Magna Mater, The Black Goat of the Woods, Goddess of Fertility and Witchcraft
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Domains: Creation, Evil, Knowledge, Magic
Symbol: An image of a pregnant woman or a dark moon
Garb: Nudity
Favored Weapon: Athame
Form of Worship and Holidays: Nighttime rituals when mystic planetary and astrological conjunctions occur. The equinoxes are particularly sacred, such as the vernal equinox which is called the Day of Blood. Other sacred nights include Samhain and Walpurgis. Rituals include orgiastic dancing and chanting, bloodletting, and sometimes sacrifices.
Typical Worshippers: Witches, disenfranchised women, some amazons, corybantes, gallu-demons, lycanthropes, degenerate cults
Cybele, also known as the Great Mother, the Black Goat of the Woods, and by many other names, is an ancient deity that sprang up among the ancient Hyperboreans but was old before they adopted her. The few known myths of the Ancient Ones do not speak of her, so it appears that her origin does not lie within their culture, but she was undoubtedly present in their day. Cybele is the matron of witches and of creatures with great fecundity, even if it be degenerate or unwholesome in nature. A tribe of inbred ogres might venerate her in a mountain cave, while a coven of witches operates under the noses of the authorities in a highborn palace. She appeals to women who have been oppressed but does not truly care for them, instead merely using them for her own mysterious ends. That they might enjoy power and ascendance while serving at her pleasure is the draw for most of her cultists. The methods of the followers of Cybele are poisons and subtle spells rather than overt attacks, but her covens have toppled more than one city or ruler through their manipulations.
Cybele is also associated with Lloegyr’s small, dark second moon Sybil, though she is not truly a moon goddess. Nevertheless, some lycanthropes venerate her in this aspect.
Domains: Creation, Evil, Knowledge, Magic
Symbol: An image of a pregnant woman or a dark moon
Garb: Nudity
Favored Weapon: Athame
Form of Worship and Holidays: Nighttime rituals when mystic planetary and astrological conjunctions occur. The equinoxes are particularly sacred, such as the vernal equinox which is called the Day of Blood. Other sacred nights include Samhain and Walpurgis. Rituals include orgiastic dancing and chanting, bloodletting, and sometimes sacrifices.
Typical Worshippers: Witches, disenfranchised women, some amazons, corybantes, gallu-demons, lycanthropes, degenerate cults
Cybele, also known as the Great Mother, the Black Goat of the Woods, and by many other names, is an ancient deity that sprang up among the ancient Hyperboreans but was old before they adopted her. The few known myths of the Ancient Ones do not speak of her, so it appears that her origin does not lie within their culture, but she was undoubtedly present in their day. Cybele is the matron of witches and of creatures with great fecundity, even if it be degenerate or unwholesome in nature. A tribe of inbred ogres might venerate her in a mountain cave, while a coven of witches operates under the noses of the authorities in a highborn palace. She appeals to women who have been oppressed but does not truly care for them, instead merely using them for her own mysterious ends. That they might enjoy power and ascendance while serving at her pleasure is the draw for most of her cultists. The methods of the followers of Cybele are poisons and subtle spells rather than overt attacks, but her covens have toppled more than one city or ruler through their manipulations.
Cybele is also associated with Lloegyr’s small, dark second moon Sybil, though she is not truly a moon goddess. Nevertheless, some lycanthropes venerate her in this aspect.
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