EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 26 MIN
The Mother in the Mist: Kybele in an Ancient Anatolian Matriarchy(?)
from For the Rest of Us · host Julian
We peer into pre-history at early evidence of the Anatolian goddess Matar/Kybele, whose presence may have been discovered in this ancient egalitarian society. Or, maybe, was this society a matriarchy? What do the findings say?Thumbnail image: Seated Woman of Çatal Höyük, located in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara, Turkey.In Search of God the Mother: The Cult of Anatolian Cybele by Lynn E. RollerTurkish Cultural FoundationSocial Dynamics in Western Anatolia Between 3000 and 2500 BC by Christoph Schwall and Barbara HorejsTransanatolie.com Koç University https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/features/2026/6/4/archaeologists-find-ancient-matrilineal-society-in-turkiyes-catalhoyukThanks to Twin Musicon for the song At the Foot of the Sphinx
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We peer into pre-history at early evidence of the Anatolian goddess Matar/Kybele, whose presence may have been discovered in this ancient egalitarian society. Or, maybe, was this society a matriarchy? What do the findings say? Thumbnail image: Seated Woman of Çatal Höyük, located in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara, Turkey. In Search of God the Mother: The Cult of Anatolian Cybele by Lynn E. Roller Turkish Cultural Foundation Social Dynamics in Western Anatolia Between 3000...
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