Ma
Also called Ma of Comana.
The Great Mother of Cappadocia, probably the Hittite mother goddess, whose armed priestesses may lie behind the Greek legend of the Amazons.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Hittite mythology
- Region
- Hattusa (place of origin)
- Trait family
- The Ward-Holders
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Traits
Read from the figure's description, which a model wrote. Open "why" for the sentence a trait came from.
Defensive powers
- Guardianship
why
As Hittite power declined, and perhaps with the arrival of the Phrygians, the women who served her are said to have organised — first for the defence of their religion and later in independent action — developing into armed priestesses.
Roles
Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.
- Earth carries
2 citations
- Firdausi, translated by Arthur George Warner and Edmond Warner, The Sháhnáma, p. 67.
- Maria Leach, editor, Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend, s.v. "Ma."
- Queen carries both readings
2 citations
- Firdausi, translated by Arthur George Warner and Edmond Warner, The Sháhnáma, p. 67.
- Maria Leach, editor, Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend, s.v. "Ma."