Definitions

1. Galli was the Roman name for castrated followers of the Phrygian goddess Cybele, which can be regarded as transgendered in today's terms.
2. The galli were the eunuch priests of Cybele, thought to take their name from the Gallus River in Galatia near the original temple of Cybele.
3. The Galli were castrated voluntarily, typically during an ecstatic celebration called Dies Sanguinis, or Day of Blood, which took place on March 24.

Galli

1. The Greeks referred to them as Celts ( Keltoi) and their land as Keltike', whereas the Romans spoke of Gauls ( Galli) living in Gallia. (Web site)
2. As a result the only surviving records of the Galli come from historians and archivists.
3. Roman authors often use feminine nouns and pronouns to denounce the galli. (Web site)
4. Galli erant barbari.
5. M. Galli, Tomba romana ad inumazione in cassa di piombo. (Web site)

Fertility

1. Transgendered priests, known as Galli, participate in the cult of fertility goddess and Great Mother, Cybele, who originally came from Phrygia. (Web site)
2. On July 4 Michelangelo started to carve an over-life-size statue of the Greek fertility god Bacchus, commissioned by the banker Jacopo Galli for his garden. (Web site)

Priests

1. The priests -- referred to as Galli or Gallae -- are emasculated in emulation of Attis. (Web site)
2. Here, castrated, transvestite galli priests offered themselves sexually to male worshippers. (Web site)
3. Galli, castrated, male, eunuch priests, were found in many goddess cults. (Web site)
4. From this period on we find the galli, the eunuch priests, and even the archigallus bearing Roman names. (Web site)

Castration

1. From this perspective, castration functioned to indicate the galli's devotion to their deity. (Web site)
2. It may be that castration was a sign of reverence for the goddess; in mutilating themselves, the galli gave up something that was important to them. (Web site)

Derived

1. The name Galli is probably derived from the Gallus river in Phrygia.
2. It has also been supposed that Galli is derived from the Latin word for rooster.

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1. Settlements > Cities > Capitals > Rome
2. Age > People > Age > People
3. Glossaries > Glossary of Ancient Rome /
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