The "cosmopolitan" outlook of Syracuse, typical of Hiero's era, was reflected in contemporary religious beliefs. The traditional cults that dominated the city's religious life (Olympian Zeus, Artemis, Demeter, Athena and Dionysius) became flanked by Egyptian and Oriental cults, heralding a more intimate and individual concept of people's relationship with the gods. This phenomenon is testified by many stone statuettes, cup decorations and coin depictions of Isis and Serapis, Cybele, the Great Mother, a deity of Phrygian origin, and Attis - frequently associated with propitiation rituals pertaining to the fertility of the earth. A religious fervour characterized the city's everyday life with a variety of complex rituals, as evidenced by the numerous votive pinakes found on the rocky slopes of the Temenite hill, the small votive deposits (thysiai) by the great altar of Neapolis and the discovery of cult statuettes in domestic contexts.