coolancientstuff:Baetyl (sacred stone) of Aphrodite, found in the ruins of her famous temple in Paph
coolancientstuff:Baetyl (sacred stone) of Aphrodite, found in the ruins of her famous temple in Paphos on the island of Cyprus, close by the spot where it is said she was born from the ocean. Likely of meteoric origin, this stone was worshipped as an aniconic (non-representational) idol of the goddess since the beginning of the Bronze Age and probably much earlier. -- source link