Mount Agdistis

In ancient Greek and Anatolian mythology, Mount Agdistis also called Agdos was a sacred mountain located at Pessinus in Phrygia.

The mountain was personified as a daemon called Agdistis. Agdistis was a deity connected with the Phrygian worship of the Great Mother Cybele and her consort Attis. According to Pausanias, Attis was buried beneath Mount Agdistis.

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