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Obsolete cannons were often used as wheel guards in the Netherlands, such as for the Catherine's gate in Dordrecht. A guard stone, jostle stone or chasse-roue (French lit. "wheel chaser"), is a projecting metal, concrete, or stone exterior architectural element located at the corner and/or foot of gates, portes-cochères, garage entries, and walls to prevent damage from vehicle tires and wheels.
[5] [6] The Greeks made offerings to the "averting gods" (ἀποτρόπαιοι θεοί, apotropaioi theoi), chthonic deities and heroes who grant safety and deflect evil [7] and for the protection of the infants they wore on them amulets with apotropaic powers and committed the child to the care of kourotrophic (child-nurturing) deities. [8]
Chandra-Kānta - 'The moon-stone' . A gem or stone said to be formed from the congealed rays of the moon. It is also called Manī-chaka. Chintamani - a wish-fulfilling jewel, anything wished by holding it in the hands can be availed. [26] Kaustubha - Is a divine jewel or "Mani", which is in the possession of Lord Vishnu.
It is the seventh stone in Ezekiel 28:13 (in the Hebrew text, but occurring fifth in the Greek translation). The stones is also mentioned with frequency elsewhere (Exodus 24:10, Job 28:6,16, Song 5:14, Isaiah 54:11, Lamentations 4:7; Ezekiel 1:26, 10:1). Sappheiros is also the second foundation stone of the celestial Jerusalem (Revelations 21:19).
Plus, how to choose the best crystal for protection based on your zodiac sign.
Asphalt and sandbag revetment with a geotextile filter. A revetment in stream restoration, river engineering or coastal engineering is a facing of impact-resistant material (such as stone, concrete, sandbags, or wooden piles) applied to a bank or wall in order to absorb the energy of incoming water and protect it from erosion.
The foal was only a few hours old when her rescuer pulled her out of the icy stream in Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, Australia. The district is known for its alpine sports and rocky ...
Eagle stone amulet, seventeenth century, from the Bavarian and Austrian amulet collection of W. L. Hildburgh, originally gifted to the Wellcome Museum. In the magical tradition of Europe and the Near East (see: Magic in the Greco-Roman world ), the aetites (singular in Latin ) or aetite ( anglicized ) is a stone used to promote childbirth .