Shrine of Attis

The shrine of Attis is located at Ostia Antica, an important archaeological site near the town of Ostia, Italy.

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The shrine of Attis is located at Ostia Antica, an important archaeological site near the town of Ostia, Italy.

In Roman mythology, Attis (or Atys), is a young and beautiful shepherd from Phrygia, with whom the goddess Cybele fell in love. After promising to be faithful to her forever, Attis broke her oath, falling in love with a nymph. Angry, the goddess Cybele took her mind and, in a fit of madness, Attis self-mutilated. He was metamorphosed by Cybele into a pine, although Ovid claims he transformed himself into a pine.

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Santuario di Attis, 00119 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy
41.7518367, 12.2883859

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