Apollo Stone Guard, 500ml

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Vella, Horation C. R., in Archaeology and Fertility Cult in the Ancient Mediterranean, p. 315, 1986, Gruner, ISBN 9789027272539 The Apollo Solid Surface Installation kit also includes a number of accessories to help you achieve perfect results:- Kami, central objects of worship for Shinto, some of which are natural phenomena and natural objects such as stones. Doniger, Wendy (2000), Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, p. 106, ISBN 0-87779-044-2 Baetylus (also Baetyl, Bethel, or Betyl, from Semitic bet el "house of god"; compare Bethel, Beit El) are sacred stones which 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. [1]

They had a role in most regions of the ancient Near East and Greek and Roman religion, as well as other cultures. This installation kit consists of specially selected tools to successfully install any surfaces from the Apollo Magna or Apollo Slab Tech Range. We invite you to join us on our journey, as we continue to set new standards in the tiling industry. Let us be the artists behind your next tiling masterpiece. Your vision, our craftsmanship – together, we create timeless beauty. In Minoan religion, it has been suggested that rubbing, lying, or sleeping on a baetyl could summon a vision of the god, an event which appears to be depicted on some gold Minoan seal rings, where the stones are large oval boulders. [7] A small serpentinite boulder was excavated very close to the Palaikastro Kouros, the only known Minoan cult image, destroyed around 1450 BC; perhaps it was its baetyl. [8]Genesis 28:16–22, NIV Gold Minoan seal ring, with drawing of design. The goddess in the centre appears to the figure at left, lying on a stone. The worshipper at right is shaking a sacred tree, another way of summoning the deity.

Apollo's most direct presence amongst the Greeks was manifested in his oracle at Delphi, the most important in the Greek world. Apollo's Darker Side In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the term was specially applied to the Omphalos of Delphi ("navel"), [2] the stone supposed to have been swallowed by Cronus (who feared misfortune from his own children) in mistake for his infant son Zeus, for whom it had been substituted by Gaea. [11] This stone was carefully preserved at Delphi, anointed with oil every day and on festive occasions covered with raw wool. [12] The baetylus of Aphrodite at Palaepaphos, described by Tacitus. In Rome, there was the stone effigy of Cybele, called Mater Idaea Deum, that had been ceremoniously brought from Pessinus in Asia Minor in 204 BC. [9] The emperor Elagabalus who reigned from 218 until 222 (and was probably a teenager for all his reign) came from Syria and was already the hereditary high priest of the cult of the god Elagabalus there. Once made emperor he brought the god's baetyl to Rome with great ceremony, and built the Elagabalium to house it. It seems to have been a conical meteorite. Tacitus. Histories. Vol.2. Translated by Moore, Clifford H. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. pp.164–165. ISBN 0-674-99039-0. OCLC 11108482. In the Hebrew Bible, Bethel (meaning "House of God"), is where Jacob had his vision of Jacob's ladder. Coming upon the place at nightfall, the Book of Genesis tells the reader that he laid his head on a stone, and had the vision while sleeping, [6] then:

Our journey of more than 15 years has not been without challenges. We've weathered economic storms, evolving industry trends, even a pandemic, and through it all, we've grown stronger, adapting and thriving. Our continuous pursuit of excellence has enabled us to work alongside prestigious teams in the tiling industry, collaborate with renowned architects and designers, and complete projects that stand as a testament to our expertise. This kit includes Apollo Stone Guard, our specially designed worksurface care product which helps to build up your solid surface worktops’ natural protective barrier against staining, supplied in a handy spray bottle. Apollo Cream Cleaner is a mildly abrasive cleaning and care product which further helps to refine the surface of your worktop to prevent the ingression of dirt, as well as remove more stubborn stains and build up a natural patina. a kithara (or lyre) - made from the shell of a tortoise, this was symbolic of Apollo's ability in music and his leadership of the chorus of the nine Muses. According to Tacitus, the simulacrum of the goddess at the temple of Aphrodite Paphia at her mythological birthplace at Paphos, on Cyprus, was a rounded object, approximately conical or shaped like a meta (a turning post on a Roman circus) but "the reason for this" he noted, "is obscure". [13] The journey began in the late 2000s when Mihai Gheta, a skilled tiler with a dream, decided to embark on a mission to create artistry through tile. Armed with a singular vision, Mihai started a quaint business in a small, modest country. Armed with nothing but determination, hard work, and a love for precision, he soon began to make his mark.