concept
Galli
also: Gallae
The self-castrated eunuch priests of Cybele; Catullus uses the feminine 'Gallae' for Attis's emasculated followers.
Reading notes
- Carmina §63 Gallae
The Galli, the self-castrated eunuch priests of Cybele; Catullus names them in the feminine for Attis and the emasculated followers.