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4 unusual facts about Attis


Attis

Attis was also a Phrygian god of vegetation, and in his self-mutilation, death, and resurrection he represents the fruits of the earth, which die in winter only to rise again in the spring.

Christmas flowers

The ivy leaf has been associated with the Egyptian God, Osiris, and the Greco-Roman god, Attis; both of whom were resurrected from the dead.

Torre dels Escipions

In the intermediate body are two reliefs of the god of Phrygian Attis deity of death and resurrection, son of Pessinunte and also on the same level there is a burial chamber that housed the furnishings of the deceased; at the base measures 4.40 x 4.70 m.

Its name comes from a misidentification of the two reliefs of the god Attis, who for years were identified as those of Scipio brothers.


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Mount Agdistis

Agdistis was a deity connected with the Phrygian worship of the Great Mother Cybele and her consort Attis.


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