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- A baetyl (/ˈbiːtɪl/; also betyl), literally "house of god", is a sacred stone (sometimes believed to be a meteorite) that was venerated and thought to...
- recovered at the site include large models of nuraghe buildings and several baetyl sacred stones of the "oragiana" type, used by Nuragic Sardinians in the...
- romanized: maṣṣēḇā, lit. 'pillar, stele, baetyl',, plural maṣṣēḇoṯ) is a term used in the Hebrew Bible for a baetyl, a type of sacred column or standing stone...
- Stone of the Kaaba has been compared to pre-Islamic cultic stones called baetyls, which were often black, thought to be of meteorite origins, and venerated...
- as far away as Woerden, in the modern-day Netherlands. The cult stone or baetyl was taken to Rome by the Emperor Elagabalus, who, before his accession,...
- deliveryman. Asherah pole – Canaanite sacred tree or pole honouring goddess Baetyl – Type of sacred standing stone Carlin stone – Name of many stones in Scotland...
- religious traditions. He brought the cult of Elagabal (including the large baetyl stone that represented the god) to Rome, making it a prominent part of religious...
- is uncertain. Excavated from The Temple of the Winged Lions was the "Eye Baetyl" or "Eye-Idol". Numerous Nabatean bas-relief busts of the northern Syrian...
- evidence for Marshall's hypothesis to be "terribly robust". Some of the baetyls interpreted by Marshall to be sacred phallic representations are now thought...
- Iatromantis Kanephoros Mystagogue Oracle Sibyl Thiasus Religious objects Baetyl Cult image Chryselephantine sculpture Xoanon Gr**** terracotta figurines...