The dying Attis From Ostia, shrine of Attis, 2nd- 3rd AD
When Cybele saw that Attis , a handsome shepherd whom she loved, was attracted to another woman, she caused in him an uncontrollable fury that led him to castrate himself.
The young man mutilated himself beneath a pine tree and bled to death, violets sprang from his blood, becoming symbols of the annual renewal of seasons.
The young man mutilated himself beneath a pine tree and bled to death, violets sprang from his blood, becoming symbols of the annual renewal of seasons.