It being Mothers Day, it is time for the annual mention of Rhea and Cybele in your local newspaper ... the incipit of a piece in the Paris Star:

Mother’s Day is fast approaching and children of all ages will be expressing their sentiments for mom through cards and gifts.

“What many don’t realize is the concept of celebrating mothers actually goes as far back as the ancient Greeks,” says Denise Darragh spokesperson for Hallmark Canada.

Mother’s Day was once devoted to honouring goddesses that represented motherhood. For the Greeks it was Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. The Romans paid homage to Cybele, a mother goddess.

... I guess it's time again for my annual quip that we should thank Hallmark for introducing cards instead of that usual way of honouring someone like Cybele ...