Huwasi Stone
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In Hittite religion, a huwasi stone is sacred to a deity and is usually situated in a temple. Larger huwasi stones were placed in an open area surrounded by trees and other plants. The stones were treated as gods; they were given food and water, anointed, and washed. At any cult center, the deities who couldn't be given a temple were worshipped at huwasi stones. The term huwasi was used to describe the housing of the sacred stela, the huwasi stone.[1][2]
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- ^ Bryce, Trevor. Life and Society in the Hittite World. <http://books.google.com/books?id=pHCxW4lM9SgC&pg=PA156&dq=Huwasi&sig=AGv2Edk2FrOqi0odcIa1lRfACEA#PPP1,M1>.
- ^ Schade, Johannes P. Encyclopedia of World Religions. Mars Media. <http://books.google.com/books?id=XRkfKdho-5cC&pg=PT429&dq=21+attested+huwasi&sig=WHmsbML9V8cQdyBdj-fYv40g3ZQ#PPA2023,M1>.
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