Under Excavation works near Balchik was found second one meter high statue at the place where 700 years ago have been the temple of Asia Minor (Anatolian) goddess Cybele (Magna Mater, Rhea). Such great news were announced by the Regional Historical Museum at Varna. This temple was found at emergency excavations from Igor Lazarenko from Varna’s Archaeological museum who is leader of the team also.
Just at the beginning of this works was noted that it is possible for them to say that this one is the most well preserved temple in the world and it might become exceptionally important one.
There are seven or eight statues of the goddess which are taken out already. The second statue of Cybele is ilustrating the goddess at throne, woth lion’s whelp at her lap- her sacred animal.
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