A broad literary tradition accounts for the transfer of Magna Mater (in the shape of a meteorite) from Pessinus to Rome in 205 BCE. The evidence includes many details regarding the mythical aetiology and institutional organization of the cult. However, our main source, Livy 29.10.4-29.11.8 & 29.14.5-14, is viewed with ever growing suspicion, partly due to contradictions with other witnesses, partly because the scarce archaeological material from Pessinus that predates the 2nd century BC does not support the claim of a Phrygian cult centre. Latest research demonstrates that Livy does not, in fact, require a glorious Phrygian past of the site, but rather provides substantial clues pointing to the agency of Attalos I of Pergamon, as does Strabo (12.5.3). This king was not simply a mediator between Rome and Pessinus, but appears to have played a most active role in diverting the Roman quest to inland Anatolia and in shaping the cult of Kybele and Attis both in the valley of the Gallos and on the banks of the Tiber.

广泛的文学传统解释了Magna Mater（以陨石的形式）在公元前205年从Pessinus转移到罗马的原因。证据包括有关邪教的神话病因学和制度组织的许多细节。但是，人们对我们的主要来源利维（Livy）29.10.4-29.11.8和29.14.5-14的怀疑越来越高，部分原因是与其他证人的矛盾，部分原因是早在公元前2世纪的Pessinus稀有的考古材料不支持Phrygian邪教中心的主张。最新研究表明，Livy实际上并不需要光辉的Phrygian过去，而是提供了指向Attalos I代理机构的实质性线索。佩加蒙（Pergamon），斯特拉波（12.5.3）也是如此。这位国王不仅是罗马和佩西努斯之间的调解人，而且在将罗马人的追求转移到内陆安纳托利亚，以及在加洛斯山谷和加洛斯河两岸塑造对凯伯莱和阿蒂斯的崇拜方面，发挥了最积极的作用。台伯河。