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Diipetes are objects, likely meteorite fragments, with coincidental human and animal forms, venerated in Ancient Greece as "thrown by the gods".[1] See also Acheiropoetos (literally ‘not-made-by-hand’), an early Judeo-Christian tradition, and icon.[2]

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Other uses[edit]

The Diipetes Journal is a quarterly journal in Greek published in Greece covering classical paganism and Hellenic polytheism since 1991.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gogola, Matej (2018-12-30). "Prolegomena to the Christian Images Not Made by Human Hands". Studia Ceranea. Journal of the Waldemar Ceran Research Centre for the History and Culture of the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe. 8: 121–137. doi:10.18778/2084-140X.08.07. hdl:11089/26924. ISSN 2449-8378.
  • ^ Zchomelidse, Nino (2010). "THE AURA OF THE NUMINOUS AND ITS REPRODUCTION: MEDIEVAL PAINTINGS OF THE SAVIOR IN ROME AND LATIUM". Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. 55: 221–263. ISSN 0065-6801.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diipetes&oldid=1193510840"

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