- 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...
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Tyche and Dionysus. They
worshipped their gods at temples, high places, and
betyls. They were
mostly aniconic and
preferred to
decorate their sacred places...
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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...
- 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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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...
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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...
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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...
- 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...
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painted in rich,
vibrant colors. At the back of the
cella was the
motab and
betyl, a
square podium flanked by
stairs which was the seat of the divine. Despite...
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later temenos the cult
object was an oval
stone and this
sacred stone, or
betyl,
could have been the cult
object in the
earlier cult as well and then moved...
