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Religion

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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 ...
, sacred stones in ancient Asian and European religions *
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 o ...
, in ancient Egyptian religion * Huwasi stone in Hittite religion * Omphalos, centre of the world in ancient Greece *
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 t ...
("black stone") a shrine in the Roman Forum *
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 ...
, naturally-formed ovoid stones from river-beds in India *, a phenomenon common to Semitic religions *
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 i ...
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 kno ...
, Taiwanese puppetry feature film {{disambiguation