- Κύβηβος
- ΚύβηβοςMeaning: ὁ κατεχόμενος τῃ̃ μητρὶ τῶν θεῶνOther forms: κυβέβις γάλλος, κίναιδος μανιῶν; κυβηβᾳ̃ θεοφορεῖται κορυβαντιᾳ̃ H.Derivatives: Prob. cognate with Κομβάβος, who (Ps.-)Lucianus (De Dea Syria 17-27) presents as the `originator' of self-castration of the galli. But the interpretation of the story is rather doubtful. (He has prob. nothing to do with Humbaba of the Gilgamesh-story.)Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Anat.Etymology: Benveniste, Mél. Dussaud 249-258; E. Laroche in Éléments orient. dans la religion grecque (1960) 113-128.
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.