65 Cybele

65 Cybele is an asteroid in the asteroid belt.

History
Following the Collapse, the Awoken colonized the asteroid and developed it into a key military fortress.

Most of his lieutenants dead or captured, Skolas planned an attack on Cybele to change the tide of the war. Thanks to Variks' betrayal, however, the Reef knew of this, and so when he arrived all four Armada Paladins were waiting with a large fleet. Defeated in a decisive battle, surrounded on all sides, Skolas was captured and locked away in the Prison of Elders. Most of the Silent Fang were killed, and the rest captured.

Trivia

 * Von Steinheil elected to name it "Maximiliana" after the reigning monarch Maximilian II of Bavaria. At the time, asteroids were conventionally given classical names, and a number of astronomers protested this contemporary appellation. The name Cybele was chosen instead, referring to the Phrygian goddess of the earth.

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * House of Wolves