Motif
divinatory arrows held by cult images
divinatory_arrows_held_by_cult_images
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Divination Methods and Implements. 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) A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS / THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I.; lines 1726-1776 confidence: medium
Hobal is described with a hand repaired in gold and seven headless, featherless arrows used by Arabs in divination.
Hobal and, in some accounts, Ismael are described as holding divining arrows.
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