10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAETYL»
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Roman Imperialism and Civic Patronage: Form, Meaning and ...
The fountain, with its elongated cone above a rectilinear basin, bears a striking
resemblance to a baetyl, or aniconic cult symbol, portrayed on an archaizing
terracotta plaque associated with the Temple of Apollo on the Palatine.76 An ...
2
Ancient Coins of the Graeco-Roman World: The Nickle ...
7), which also had as the focus of worship a single baetyl in an open courtyard. In
the West, numerous Punic stelae give evidence ofthe worship of the single baetyl
(no. 8). The coins of Tyre (no. 9) represent two baetyls, sometimes with a tree ...
Waldemar Heckel, Richard Sullivan, 2010
3
Antike Mythen: Medien, Transformationen und Konstruktionen
nanno marinatos The history of the term baetyl The Oxford Dictionary defines
baetyl as “a sacred meteoric stone”. As we shall see, however, this definition is
quite inadequate, for the term encompasses many more meanings. Perhaps
another ...
Ueli Dill, Christine Walde, 2009
4
Symbols of Sacred Science
[Regarding the baetyl see chap. 27. ED.] 4. The King of the World, chap. 9; in
Regnabit, June 1926. [Guenon included the Regnabit article in The King of the
World, hut he omitted certain points concerning the stone in question, which is
why ...
René Guénon, Samuel D. Fohr, 2004
5
The Emperor Elagabalus: Fact Or Fiction?
There has already been a priest, Balbillus, rather than high priest of Elagabal in
Rome, before Varius' reign, while the baetyl is still in Emesa. Balbillus does not
seem to have required its presence in Rome. Why, then, does Varius? What is
the ...
Leonardo de Arrizabalaga y Prado, 2010
6
The Ancient Greeks: New Perspectives
The name baetyl comes from the Semitic languages and means “House of God.”
In Greece, these were nonanthropomorphic or minimally anthropomorphic stone
or wood renderings that manifested the deity. The most famous example was ...
Stephanie Lynn Budin, 2004
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Religion and Social Transformations in Cyprus: From the ...
... Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plan of the 'Baetyl' 'palatial' sanctuary, Amathous.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limestone statuette interpreted as 'priest with the mask', from
the 'Baetyl' 'palatial' sanctuary, Amathous—AM 11, Limassol District Museum .
Giorgos Papantoniou, 2012
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Household Archaeology in Ancient Israel and Beyond
A cupule, which was pounded into a stone pavement slab associated with the
baetyl, has been interpreted as a place to deposit offerings to the baetyl (Hood
2000: esp. 608–609). The cupule would have resembled and hence referenced ...
Assaf Yasur-Landau, Jennie R. Ebeling, Laura B. Mazow, 2011
9
Palmyra and Its Empire: Zenobia's Revolt Against Rome
I saw [says Severus] a baetyl moved by the air, partly hidden in its coverings but
also partly carried in the hands of a servant; the name of this servant who looked
after the baetyl was Eusebius, and he told me that there had suddenly and ...
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Cults and Beliefs at Edessa
(Then) he will get his recompense from Marelahe\ But if he withholds the stool
and the baetyl will be ruined, may he the god know (it).18 The inscription clearly
is a counterpart of the foregoing one, according to which Tiridates set a baetyl on
...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAETYL»
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baetyl is used in the context of the following news items.
Ancient Coins: The Sacred Stone of Kaunos
In antiquity, it would have been referred to as a “baetyl”, or “beth el” in Aramaic, meaning “House of the God”. This term is used to describe ... «CoinWeek, Nov 14»
Ritual activities related to water worship
One of the tasks undertaken by the American team this year was to excavate this unusual “baetyl in a pit.” The feature was set into a platform ... «Cyprus Mail, Sep 13»
