Motif
sacred or calendrical number of cult images
sacred_or_calendrical_number_of_cult_images
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family Calendar Rules and Sacred Units. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS / THE KORAN. / PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / SECTION I.; lines 1673-1723 confidence: medium
There are said to be 360 idols in and around the Caaba, equal to the days of the year; their chief is Hobal, brought from Syria and claimed to procure rain, a statue of a man made of agate that had lost a hand.
The 360 idols around the Caaba are explicitly equated with the number of days in the year.
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