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Sacred Stone (other) , Taiwanese puppetry feature film
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Sacred stone may refer to: Religion *Baetyl, sacred stones in ancient Asian and European religions *Benben, in ancient Egyptian religion * Huwasi stone in Hittite religion *Omphalos, centre of the world in ancient Greece *Lapis Niger ("black stone") a shrine in the Roman Forum *Banalinga, naturally-formed ovoid stones from river-beds in India *, a phenomenon common to Semitic religions *Seonangdang in Korea Arts & entertainment * Sacred Stone (novel) of 2004 by Clive Cussler *The Six Sacred Stones, novel of 2007/08 * Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, a tactical role-playing game * Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones, Nintendo game, 1991 *Legend of the Sacred Stone ''Legend of the Sacred Stone'' is a 2000 Taiwanese puppetry feature film written and directed by Chris Huang, a spin-off from the glove puppetry ''wuxia'' television series '' Pili''. It reflects the traditional Taiwanese style of glove puppetry kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baetyl
Baetylus (also Baetyl, Bethel, or Betyl, from Semitic ''bet el'' "house of god"; compare Bethel, Beit El) are sacred stones that were supposedly endowed with life, or gave access to a deity. According to ancient sources, at least some of these objects of worship were meteorites, which were dedicated to the gods or revered as symbols of the gods themselves. Other accounts suggest that contact with them could give access to epiphanic experiences of the deity. The baetyl has been described by Wendy Doniger as "the parent form for altars and iconic statuary". In general the baetyl was believed to have something inherent in its own nature that made it sacred, rather than becoming sacred by human intervention, such as carving it into a cult image. Some baetyls were left in their natural state, but others were worked on by sculptors. The exact definition of a baetyl, as opposed to other types of sacred stones, "cult stones" and so on, is rather vague both in ancient and modern source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benben
In the creation myth of the Heliopolitan form of ancient Egyptian religion, Benben was the mound that arose from the primordial waters Nu upon which the creator deity Atum settled. The Benben stone (also known as a pyramidion) is the top stone of the pyramid. It is also related to the obelisk. Primeval mound In the Pyramid Texts, e.g. Utterances 587 and 600, Atum himself is at times referred to as "mound". It was said to have turned into a small pyramid, located in Heliopolis (Egyptian: ''Annu'' or ''Iunu''), within which Atum was said to dwell. Other cities developed their own myths of the primeval mound. At Memphis, the god Tatenen, an earth god and the origin of "all things in the shape of food and viands, divine offers, all good things", was the personification of the primeval mound. Benben stone The Benben stone, named after the mound, was a sacred stone in the egyptian temple, temple of Ra at Heliopolis (Egyptian: ''Annu'' or ''Iunu''). It was the location on which the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omphalos
An omphalos is a religious stone artifact, or baetylus. In Ancient Greek, the word () means "navel". Among the Ancient Greeks, it was a widespread belief that Delphi was the center of the world. According to the myths regarding the founding of the Delphic Oracle, Zeus, in his attempt to locate the center of the earth, launched two eagles from the two ends of the world, and the eagles, starting simultaneously and flying at equal speed, crossed their paths above the area of Delphi, and so was the place where Zeus placed the stone. Omphalos is also the name of the stone given to Cronus. In the ancient world of the Mediterranean, it was a powerful religious symbol. Omphalos Syndrome refers to the belief that a place of geopolitical power and currency is the most important place in the world. Delphi Most accounts locate the Delphi omphalos in the adyton (sacred part of the temple) near the Pythia (oracle). The stone sculpture itself (which may be a copy), has a carving of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapis Niger
The Lapis Niger (Latin, "Black Stone") is an ancient shrine in the Roman Forum. Together with the associated Vulcanal (a sanctuary to Vulcan) it constitutes the only surviving remnants of the old Comitium, an early assembly area that preceded the Forum and is thought to derive from an archaic cult site of the 7th or 8th century BC. The black marble paving (1st century BC) and modern concrete enclosure (early 20th century) of the Lapis Niger overlie an ancient altar and a stone block with one of the earliest known Old Latin inscriptions (c. 570–550 BC). The superstructure monument and shrine may have been built by Julius Caesar during his reorganization of the Forum and Comitium space. Alternatively, this may have been done a generation earlier by Sulla during one of his construction projects around the Curia Hostilia. The site was rediscovered and excavated from 1899 to 1905 by Italian archaeologist Giacomo Boni. Mentioned in many ancient descriptions of the Forum dating b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banalinga
Banalinga, a stone found in nature, in the bed of the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh state, India, is an iconic symbol of worship, based on either the scriptures or cultural traditions among the Hindus, particularly of the Shaivaites and Smartha Brahmins. Stones are ancient and connote divinity. It is a smooth ellipsoid stone. Banalinga is also called the Svayambhu Linga: (Sanskrit) "Self-existent mark or sign of God", as it is discovered in nature and not carved or crafted by human hands. The forms of Linga can vary in detail from a simple roller shape roughly cylindrical Banalinga to the stone carved with a thousand facets (Sahasralinga) or of light relief in several human figures (Mukhalinga). The Linga in the shrine of a temple is in stone. The Narmada Shivling are quite strong and the hardness is a 7 on the Mohs scale. Significance The Narmada River (also called the Rewa, from its leaping motion (from the root ''rev'' through its rocky bed) where the Banalinga ston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seonangdang
The Seonangdang (Hangul: 서낭당), also known as the Seonghwangdang (Hangul: 성황당, Hanja: 城隍堂) are holy stone cairns or trees that are dedicated to the deity Seonangshin, the patron of villages. The Seonangdang still remain common in the mountainous settlements of the Korean Peninsula. History The origins of the Seonangdang are unclear; archaeologists and historians have two theories. The first theory is that Seonangdangs originated in Korea. According to these historians, the Seonangdangs originated as border marks between various villages. As the concept of religion developed, these borders became worshipped as the homes of the border deities, equivalent to the Roman deity of Terminus. These historians equate Seonangdangs with the Sodo, a holy area in the Proto–Three Kingdoms of Korea. Other historians claim that Seonangdangs developed as altars to Sanwang, the deities of mountains. The other theory is that Seonangdangs are the Korean variety of Ovoo, or Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacred Stone (novel)
''Sacred Stone'' is the second book in The Oregon Files series of novels by best-selling author Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo. It was released on October 5, 2004 by Berkley. As with the rest of the series, the main character Juan Cabrillo is the captain of the ''Oregon'', an ultramodern warship disguised as a decrepit tramp steamer, and with a crew made up of ex-military and intelligence operatives. Plot Within the story are the separate plots that ultimately turn out to be connected to each other. One is the job of supplying security for the emir of Qatar, at a conference in Iceland. The second is to find a missing nuclear bomb. The ''Oregon's'' crew also has to pick up a radioactive iridium meteorite recently found in a mysterious ancient shrine, designed by Erik the Red and constructed by his crew. The Stone also holds primordial matter from another world, an oxygen eating microbe. There are also two different bands of fanatics. One is an Islamist group that wants to us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Six Sacred Stones
''The Six Sacred Stones'' is a novel by Australian thriller author Matthew Reilly. It is a sequel to ''Seven Ancient Wonders'' (released as ''Seven Deadly Wonders'' in the United States) and '' The Five Greatest Warriors'' is its sequel. The novel was released on 23 October 2007 in most bookstores in Australia (though some stores released it later on 1 November) and was released in January 2008 in the US and UK. Reviews Described as a "thriller for film fans" by the ''Sydney Morning Herald'', while providing greater insight into "the world of Jack West Jr., his family and upbringing – shining further light on what makes him tick" in ''The Six Sacred Stones'' Matthew Reilly "presents readers a cliff hanger of a scale rarely seen in a fiction series". Plot summary This novel is a sequel to Matthew Reilly's previous novel, ''Seven Ancient Wonders'', which ended with the Golden Capstone re-assembled atop the Great Pyramid at Giza, and the ritual of power performed to grant one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sacred Stones
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