title: Sacred Stone
text: # Sacred Stone
  
  Sacred stone may refer to:
  
  ## Religion
  
  * Baetyl, sacred stones in ancient Asian and European religions
  * Benben, in ancient Egyptian religion
  * Huwasi stone in Hittite religion
  * Omphalos, centre of the world in ancient Greece
  * Lapis Niger ("black stone") a shrine in the Roman Forum
  * Banalinga, naturally-formed ovoid stones from river-beds in India
  * Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia § Sacred stones, a phenomenon common to Semitic religions
  * Seonangdang in Korea
  
  ## Arts & entertainment
  
  * Sacred Stone, 2004 novel by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo
  * The Six Sacred Stones, 2007–2008 novel by Matthew Reilly
  * Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, a tactical role-playing game
  * Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones, 1991 Nintendo game
  * Legend of the Sacred Stone, Taiwanese puppet film
  