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According to Roman Jakobson in a review of Max Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language : The most precious and miraculous stone (stone for all stones) of Russian folklore, "alatyr" or "latir" is undoubtedly an alternation of the word "latygor" (derived from Latgalia ) and means a Latvian stone, which is to say, amber.
Gallu demons hauled unfortunate victims off to the underworld.They were one of seven devils (or "the offspring of hell") of Babylonian theology that could be appeased by the sacrifice of a lamb at their altars.
' evil spirit ') – A malevolent spirit, demon or devil. Akuryō Taisan ( 悪霊退散 ) – A spell or command to dispel a malevolent spirit, demon, or devil. One of the earliest uses of this phrase can be seen in Dōjōji .
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The term movable altar or portable altar is now used of a full-scale structural altar, with or without an inserted altar stone, that can be moved. [21] (298) Movable altars include the free-standing wooden tables without altar stone, placed in the choir away from the east wall, favoured by churches in the Reformed tradition.
While the meaning of her name is unknown, she was described as the city's mother, [365] or its founder. [366] According to inscriptions of Gudea she assigned a lamma (tutelary deity) to him. [25] She was later equated with Bau. [367] Haya: Umma, Ur, and Kuara. [368] Haya is the husband of the goddess Nisaba.
A side-altar or bye-altar is an altar that is subordinate to the central or high altar in a church. The term is generally applied to altars situated in bays of the nave , transepts , etc. [ 1 ] Side-altars may be recessed in a side-chapel , or simply built against a main aisle wall.
The altar (illustration from Brockhaus and Efron Jewish Encyclopedia (1906–1913)) The description of the altar in Solomon's Temple gives it larger dimensions (2 Chronicles 4:1. Comp. 1 Kings 8:22, 8:64; 9:25), and was made wholly of brass, covering a structure of stone or earth. Because this altar was larger than the one used in the ...