As well as his big index of Mithras monuments and inscriptions, Maarten Vermaseren also compiled a collection of monuments and inscriptions for Cybele and Attis. He probably found that he had to do this while working on Mithras, simply because the two are often confused. Indeed I’ve often seen Attis statues identified online as Mithras. It’s the hat, I think. But depictions of Attis always show curly hair peeking out under the hat, and an effeminate expression, a huge contrast to the stern cosmic resoluteness of Mithras.
I discovered that the 7 volumes of the Corpus Cultus Cybelae Attidisque volumes are online at Archive.org, with the exception of volume 2. Archive.org does list a “volume 2” but it is in fact volume 7. However the volume 2 may be found elsewhere online.
Here’s what’s accessible.
- 1. Asia Minor — v. 2. Graecia atque Insulae — v. 3. Italia–Latium — v. 4. Italia–Aliae provinciae — v. 5. Aegyptus, Africa, Hispania, Gallia et Britannia — v. 6. Germania, Raetia, Noricum, Pannonia, Dalmatia, Macedonia, Thracia, Moesia, Dacia, Regnum, Bospori, Colchis, Scythia et Sarmatia — v. 7. Musea et collectiones privatae
- vol 1 – Asia Minor – https://archive.org/details/corpuscultuscybe0001verm
- vol 2 – Greece – N/A
- vol 3 – Italy: Latium – https://archive.org/details/corpuscultuscybe0003verm
- vol 4 – Italy – the rest. https://archive.org/details/corpuscultuscybe0004verm
- vol 5 – Egypt, Africa, Spain, Gaul and Britain – https://archive.org/details/corpuscultuscybe0005verm
- vol 6 – Germany etc – https://archive.org/details/corpuscultuscybe0000verm
- vol 7 – Private collections – https://archive.org/details/corpuscultuscybe0000verm_t2v6
The other item to mention is a collection of literary mentions of Attis. It’s not complete in any way, but I think it covers the main sources for the cult myth. I compiled it ages ago – quite possibly nearly 20 years ago – on a private wiki space, but never finished it or made it publicly available.
It’s now online here: https://tertullian.org/rpearse/attis/attis_literary_testimonies.htm
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