It is more probable that this art was introduced later from Anatolia and regenerated an existing oracular cult that was local to Delphi and dormant in several areas of Greece.

The inspiration oracular cult was probably introduced into Greece from Anatolia, which is the origin of Sibyl, and where existed some of the oldest oracular shrines.

The iconic Holden Monaro coupé, introduced in 1968 and based on the mainstream Holden Kingswood | Kingswood, has since gained a cult following.

It was only in the Comnenian period ( 1081 – 1185 ) that the cult of the icon became widespread in the Byzantine world, partly on account of the dearth of richer materials ( such as mosaics, ivory, and enamels ), but also because an iconostasis a special screen for icons was introduced then in ecclesiastical practice.

The Eleusinian cult was introduced later.

Anyone Can Whistle ( 1964 ) was a 9-performance flop, although it introduced Angela Lansbury to musical theatre and has developed a cult following.

Under the two preceding kings, Amon and Manasseh, idolatry had been introduced in the most shameful forms ( especially the cult of Baal and Astarte ) into the Holy City, and with this foreign cult came a foreign culture and a great corruption of morals.

Ames White ( Martin Cummins ), a government agent introduced early in the second season trying to eliminate the loose transgenics, is revealed to be a member of the cult.

There seems considerable doubt whether or not the cult of Melicertes was of foreign, probably Phoenician, origin, and introduced by Phoenician navigators on the coasts and islands of the Aegean and Mediterranean.

Even if it is far more probable that Jordanes just introduced his own philosophical knowledge in the text, a lot of modern Romanian authors considers that Deceneus is a priest who reforms the Getae cult, changing Zalmoxis ' cult into a popular religion and imposing strict religious rules such as the restriction of wine consumption.

According to tradition his cult was said to have been introduced by the Sabines and perhaps king Titus Tatius dedicated a small shrine.

The Whalestoe Letters ( 2000 ) by cult author Mark Z. Danielewski is an epistolary novella which more fully develops the literary correspondence between Pelafina H. Lièvre and her son Johnny from 1982-1989, characters first introduced in Danielewski's prior work, House of Leaves.

It was Ptolemy I who first introduced the cult of Serapis in Egypt, establishing his cult in Saqqara.

The foundation of the Imperial cult centre at Lugdunum introduced Roman models for provincial and municipal assemblies and government, a Romanised lifestyle, and an opportunity for local elites to enjoy the advantages of citizenship through election to Imperial cult priesthood, with an ara ( altar ) was dedicated to Roma and Augustus.

By a decree of the oracle of Dodona, which required the Athenians to grant land for a shrine or temple her cult was introduced into Attica by immigrant Thracian residents, and, though Thracian and Athenian processions remained separate, both cult and festival became so popular that in Plato's time ( ca.

Attis is said to have introduced to Lydia the cult of the Mother Goddess Cybele, incurring the jealousy of Zeus, who sent a boar to destroy the Lydian crops.

* Belgium: A fragment of a medieval Irish shawl known as ‘ St Brigit's Mantle ’ is venerated at Bruges, to where the cult of Brigid was introduced by Foillan ( d655 ).

* Spain: A cult of Brigid at Olite in Navarre was introduced from Troyes and Picardy in northern France around 1200 and a church dedicated to her in Seville.

* Apocalypse-First introduced in the Sinister set as the four ultra-rare Riders of the Apocalypse, this cult, also known as the Tur ' aj, was dormant for many years.

The singular uncompromising force of their revolt against the cult of restraint is illustrated by their refusal to dance in a public place.

It would challenge sharply not the cult of the motor car itself but some of its ancillary beliefs and practices -- for instance, the doctrine that the fulfillment of life consists in proceeding from hither to yon, not for any advantage to be gained by arrival but merely to avoid the cardinal sin of stasis, or, as it is generally termed, staying put.

He did not have a separate cult, but he was the personification of the holy magic-song sung by the magicians that was supposed to cure disease.

Historically, her cult in Greece was imported from, or influenced by, the cult of Astarte in Phoenicia.

Lycurgus of Thrace, an antagonist of Dionysus, forbade the cult of Dionysus, whom he drove from Thrace, and was driven mad by the god.

According to Herodotus, when Anacharsis returned to the Scythians he was killed by his own brother for his Greek ways and especially for the impious attempt to sacrifice to the Mother Goddess Cybele, whose cult was unwelcome among the Scythians.

This view is based partly on Old English and Danish traditions regarding persons and events of the 4th century, and partly on the fact that striking affinities to the cult of Nerthus as described by Tacitus are to be found in pre-Christian Scandinavian, especially Swedish and Danish, religion.

As in Classical architecture, in Gothic architecture, too, an aedicule or tabernacle frame is a structural framing device that gives importance to its contents, whether an inscribed plaque, a cult object, a bust or the like, by assuming the tectonic vocabulary of a little building that sets it apart from the wall against which it is placed.

At Athens, the traveller Pausanias was informed in the second-century CE that the cult of Aphrodite Urania above the Kerameikos was so ancient that it had been established by Aegeus, whose sisters were barren, and he still childless himself.

However, the name Artemis ( variants Arktemis, Arktemisa ) is most likely related to Greek árktos ‘ bear ’ ( from PIE * h₂ŕ ̥ tḱos ), supported by the bear cult that the goddess had in Attica ( Brauronia ) and the Neolithic remains at the Arkouditessa, as well as the story about Callisto, which was originally about Artemis ( Arcadian epithet kallisto ).

The show became a cult favorite, and a truncated original cast recording released by Columbia Records sold well among Sondheim fans and musical theatre buffs.

It is implied he lost his virginity in " Holy Cornholio ," as Beavis, who was being worshipped by a group of fanatics at the time, passed on his followers to Stewart, who took him to have sex with the women of the cult.

A high proportion of the collection comes from tombs or contexts associated with the cult of the dead, and it is these pieces, in particular the mummies, that remain among the most eagerly sought after exhibits by visitors to the Museum.

Many cult films were independent films and were not expected by their creators to have mainstream success.

Sometimes the audience response to a cult film is somewhat different than what was intended by the film makers.

A film can be both a major studio release and a cult film, particularly if despite its affiliation with a major studio, it failed to achieve broad success on either the theatrical or home video markets but was championed by a small number of dedicated film fanatics who seek out lesser-known offerings.

Writer / director Todd Solondz, a favorite cult director, had his first major success with the black comedy Welcome to the Dollhouse ( 1995 ), a brutally-honest look at the persecution of a young junior high student by her classmates.

" Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire ( 2001 ) had a disappointing box office performance but is considered to be a " cult favorite " because of its unique art and animation style inspired by comic book artist Mike Mignola.

In the world of anime, the MTV spoof series Ultracity 6060 created by Beavis and Butt-head animator Mike Judge has become a hard-to-acquire cult classic among American anime fans.

Movies have even achieved cult status by successfully imitating the awfulnesses of so-bad-it's-good movies ( The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra and Amazon Women on the Moon being just two examples ).

In other cases, little-known or forgotten films from the past are revived as cult films, largely because they may be considered goofy and senseless by modern standards, with laughable special effects and corny plotlines.

His State cult in Rome probably continued until the abolition of all such cults of dead Emperors by Maximinus Thrax in 237 – 238.

Initially, it was suspected that the killings were committed by a Satanic cult ; later more killings were reported around the island, and many farms reported loss of animal life.

W. S. Ferguson suggested that Artemis Soteira and Artemis Kalliste were joined in a common cult administered by a single priest.