Motif
Animated idol made from communal ornaments
animated_idol_made_from_communal_ornaments
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Relics, Cult Images, and Sacred Stones. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER I. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD / CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 9025-9084 confidence: medium
Al Smeri, not Aaron, is said to cast a calf from ornaments; Israelites worship it; dust from Gabriel's horse's footsteps thrown into its mouth makes it low and become animated.
The calf is formed from collected ornaments, receives dust from Gabriel's horse, lows, becomes animated, and is worshipped.
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