Pessinous, the sacred city of the Anatoiian Mother Goddess Kybele, is situated centrally on he Anatoiian plateau, about 150 km southwest of the capital Ankara. A majör part of the ancient city is situated under the modern village of Ballıhisar. According to tradition, the site dates back to the Phrygian era as a cult site and settlement. The famous King Midas himseif is supposed to have founded Pessinous and erected the first sanctuary of Kybele in the 8"1 century BC. The cult of the Mother Godd ...