This account draws on biblical flood themes and presents a more dramatic, sacrificial, and visually intense temple than the meditative, unfed-light-focused Incalithlon in Oliver’s work.
The crowd rushes the woman, drags her into the nearby and once-sacred Incalithlon pyramid and tears her still-beating heart from her now bare chest with a dagger, tossing it into the Unfed Light’s quavering spade as her body is torn limb from limb, her flesh divided among the throng of people and consumed, her blood mixed with liquor and drunk by mad priests during these penultimate dark chapters of the Atlantean saga; a fate many captives of the Aztecs would be familiar with at the top of their pyramidal temples, whose living sacrifice through the tearing out of their still-beating hearts with an obsidian knife was said to appease the god Huitzilopochtli lest he “stop time.”
Incalithlon (or Incalithlon), the Great Temple of Incal/Poseid, is one of the most vividly described sacred structures in Frederick S.
The Incalithlon functions as both a grand place of worship (capable of holding several thousand people) and the highest institution of religious, occult, and priestly learning in Poseid, sometimes associated with or housing the College of Priests (Inithlon/Incalithlon).
Outwardly, the Incalithlon was shaped like the Egyptian pyramid of Cheops, though not quite as high, while covering twice the ground area.
Cheops base area ≈ 230 × 230 = 52,900 m² Incalithlon base area = 2 × 52,900 = 105,800 m² Incalithlon base side = 230 × √2 ≈ 230 × 1.414 ≈ 325 m
“Outwardly the Incalithlon was shaped like the Egyptian pyramid of Cheops, not quite so high, but covering an area of twice as great extent.
Goddess Incalithlon – A divine figure associated with the temple of the same name. The goddess materializes in the temple, providing spiritual guidance and reinforcing the religious beliefs of the Poseidii.
The Incalithlon, known as the Great Temple of Poseid, stood as the spiritual core of Atlantean society.
They affirmed divine intervention and guidance, as illustrated by the experiences of Zailm, a key figure and student at the Incalithlon's associated academy.
Incalithlon: The great temple where religious and ceremonial events occur, including the announcement of Zailm’s marriage.
If, during the ceremony, a death was to occur within the Incalithlon, custom decreed that an entire year must elapse before the consummation of the marriage rites.
Incalithlon: A ceremonial site or temple, likely associated with religious rites and connected to the worship of Incal.
On a bier in front of the Holy Seat, by the eastern face of the Maxin-Stone in the Incalithlon, lay all that was of the earth, earthy of Emon of Suemis.
As we who abode in Caiphul turned to depart, we saw that which no man then living had ever before beheld in the Incalithlon.
They discuss visiting the temple of Incal (Incalithlon), and Zailm accompanies them.
Incalithlon - The great temple of Incal, where religious rituals and ceremonies are performed, including Zailm's adoption.
"Should we not now go to the Incalithlon?""If it please thee.
Outwardly, the Incalithlon was shaped like the Egyptian pyramid of Cheops, not quite so high, but covering an area of twice as great extent.
It had witnessed the grander development of Poseid and its capital city and had seen the original temple of Incal (a small architectural structure, unworthy of a great people) torn down, and the present Incalithlon built around it.
Those of the departed from Caiphul were taken as they lay in death to the Incalithlon, and being raised to the top of the Cube, were let fall face forward into the Unfed Light.
To return to the Incalithlon and the ceremonial of my adoption by Prince Menax.As we stood beside the Maxin-Stone, Gwauxln bade me kneel, and then, placing his hand upon my head, spoke, saying: "In harmony with the laws of the land, made and provided in such cases, Astika Menax, a Councilor of the land of Poseid, hath a wish to adopt thee, Zailm Numinos, for a son unto his name, in place of one departed hence into Navazzamin.
The only essential difference was that the curriculum at the Incalithlon, or College of Priests, embraced, in addition to every high-grade feature taught at the Xioquithlon, also the study of a wide range of occult phenomena, anthropological and sociological themes, to the end that graduates in the sciences might have the opportunity of fitting themselves to minister to any want, which men of less erudition and less comprehension of the great underlying laws of life might experience, in any phase or condition.
The Incalithlon was in fact the very highest, most complete institution of learning which the world knew then, or--pardon what may seem to be, but is not, Atlan conceit--has known since; and for that matter, will know for centuries to come.
The Incalithlon, the Great Temple of Poseid, serves as the spiritual heart of the society, where rituals, meditation, and divine encounters help individuals connect with higher truths.
The Poseidii also hold a belief in divine intervention and guidance, as evidenced by Zailm's experience with the materialization of the Goddess Incalithlon.
They have developed telepathic communication, advanced healing techniques, and structures that are both functional and spiritually symbolic, such as the Incalithlon.
Incalithlon - The Great Temple of Poseid, dedicated to the worship of Incal, the sun god.
Incalithlon - The primary temple in Poseid dedicated to Incal.
This temple is where significant spiritual rituals and divine encounters take place, including Zailm’s experience with the materialization of the Goddess Incalithlon.
Goddess Incalithlon - A divine figure associated with the temple of the same name.
The Great Temple, known as the Incalithlon, is the spiritual center of Poseid, where the high priests, or Incalix, perform rituals and provide spiritual guidance to the people.
This moment of crisis drives Zailm to seek solace in the spiritual realm, where he experiences the materialization of the Goddess Incalithlon in the Great Temple.
He retreats to the Incalithlon, where he engages in deep meditation and prayer, seeking higher truths and understanding.
His experiences in the great city of Poseid, the sacred temple of Incalithlon, and the distant lands of Suern shape his journey, ultimately leading him to the realization that true fulfillment lies not in worldly power, but in spiritual enlightenment and the embrace of higher truths.