A sense of religious awe,-a sympathetic recognition of the power of religious emotion over the hearts of men,-is expressed, for instance, in the lines which describe the procession of cybele through the great cities and nations of the world.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
The government long treated the cult of cybele as a foreign worship.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
The greatest and most impressive rite in the worship of cybele was the taurobolium.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill