Cybele suna ne da ya dace wanda ke nufin allahiya ta Phrygian na yanayi da haihuwa, wanda kuma aka sani da Babbar Uwa ko Magna Mater. A cikin tatsuniyar Helenanci da ta Romawa, sau da yawa ana kwatanta ta a matsayin mutuniyar matronly, an yi mata rawani mai kambi kuma tana zaune a kan kursiyin, kusa da zakuna. Bautar Cybele ta yaɗu a duniya ta d ¯ a, kuma addininta ya shahara musamman a Roma, inda aka soma ta a ƙarni na 3 kafin haihuwar Yesu.