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Thunderstone

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A named sky-fallen axe-stone of European folklore, later hung against lightning. Not flint as identity, not keraunos, and not a meteorite dump.

Also known as Ceraunia

  • Thunderstone is used in Medicine.

    Pliny’s Natural History treats ceraunia and related thunderstones among protective mineral remedies. A Roman-era pharmacological use of the sky-struck stone, not keraunos as the bolt object and not aetites.

    from Pliny the Elder · Natural History, c. 77 CE

    used in · sourced · documented

Roman religion

  • Thunderstone appears in Roman religion.

    Pliny’s Natural History seats ceraunia/brontia among sky-fallen axe-stones of mineral encyclopedia speech beyond pharmacy alone. A named thunderstone craft/natural-history seat, not thunderstone medicine already walked and not meteorite as the sky-iron lemma seated here.

    from Pliny the Elder · Natural History, c. 77 CE

    appears in · sourced · documented

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