- 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...
- or
hemispherical slab Dome-shaped
spherical betyl (squat omphalos, ovoid) Eye
betyls Face
stelae Eye
betyls and face
stelae are of
particular interest...
- Gods
would include: Al-Uzza, Al-Kutbay, Nike (mythology), and the Zodiacs.
Betyls (baetylus) are
another means used for the
representation of gods and goddesses...
- imagery.
Betyls are one form of
Nabataean aniconic sculpture.
Often explained as
representations of Dushara, the
central Nabataean deity,
betyls occur in...
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contain inscriptions dedicated to this deity. Kutba' is
represented as a
betyl in Wadi Rum
alongside al-'Uzza. The
gender of this god is disputed. Because...
- were
started during the
sacred month.
Nearby the
Kaaba was
located the
betyl which was
later called Maqam Ibrahim; a
place called al-Ḥigr
which Aziz...
- with a view of
Jebel Qalkha is
found in this region. The
design of the
Betyls as well as the
remains of
offering points to the
possible worship of Dushara...
- it
represented divinity only
through animal or
plant motifs, or
through betyls (sacred stones).
Esther Rodríguez, from the team at the Mérida Institute...
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goddess in the
style of Athena, but
having a
Nabataean religion stylized eye-
betyl in
place of the Gorgoneion. Al-Lat can also be
identified with the Babylonian...
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pointed roof on pillars, and a
representation of its
rounded sacred stone, or
betyl. Trajan's
adoptive son
Hadrian accompanied him; he
returned in 130 AD to...
