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Orotalt
According to the 5th century BCE Greek historian Herodotus, Orotalt ( grc, Ὀροτάλτ) was a Deity, god of pre-Islamic Arabia whom he Interpretatio graeca, identified with the Greek god Dionysus: Also known as Dushara, Đū Shará or Dushara, Dusares (which means "Possessor of the (Mountain) Shara"), Orotalt was worshipped by the Nabataeans, Arabs who inhabited southern Jordan, Canaan and the northern part of Arabia. Etymology Merriam-Webster's ''Encyclopedia of World Religions'' states that Orotalt is a phonetic transcription of the name of the sun god Ruda (deity), Ruḍā. Brewer's ''Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'' derives it from a corruption of ''Allāh ta'āla'' ("God Exalted"). The transcription from ''Allāh ta'āla ''to Orotalt can be explained thus: The Semitic 'l' is commonly equated with 'r' in Greek, and vice versa. For example, the word "river" is ''Nahr ''in Arabic, ''Nehar ''in Hebrew and ''Nahal ''in other Semitic languages, which was likely transcribed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-lāt
Al-Lat ( ar, اللات, translit=Al-Lāt, ), also spelled Allat, Allatu and Alilat, is a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess worshipped under various associations throughout the entire Arabian Peninsula, including Mecca where she was worshipped alongside Manat and al-'Uzza as one of the daughters of Allah. The word ''Allat'' or Elat has been used to refer to various goddesses in the ancient Near East, including the goddess Asherah-Athirat. Al-Lat is attested in south Arabian inscriptions as Lat and Latan, but she had more prominence in north Arabia and the Hejaz, and her cult reached as far as Syria. The writers of the Safaitic script frequently invoked al-Lat in their inscriptions. She was also worshipped by the Nabataeans and was associated with al-'Uzza. The presence of her cult was attested in both Palmyra and Hatra. Under Greco-Roman influence, her iconography began to show the attributes of Athena, the Greek goddess of war, as well as her Roman equivalent Minerva. Accordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
