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Aziz Wardeh
Aziz (; ; ) is a Semitic name from the root two-zayin. In the Hebrew Bible, the root two-zayin () means 'reputable, powerful, sublime'. In the 1 Chronicles, Aziz was the son of Shema and the father of Bela. Azizus ( Latinised), attested as an Arabian king who ruled Sampsigeramids of the Roman Empire. In ancient Levantine mythology, Azizos is a god of the morning star of Aramaic and Arab origin from Palmyra. The Arabian goddess Al-Uzza, related to the planet Venus, is named from the same root. ''Al-ʿAzīz'' is one of the names of God in Islam. ''ʿAzīz'' without ''al-'' is used as a royal title borne by the high nobles of Ancient Egypt., It is used in existing Semitic languages (Arabic, Hebrew, neo-Aramaic, Mandaic, Maltese) and has also spread to non-Semitic language families like Berber languages, Caucasus languages, Iranian languages, and Turkic languages. ''Aziz'' is a common masculine given name, especially in the Muslim world, but it has also continued to be used by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azizos
In ancient Arab mythology, Azizos or Aziz ( Palmyrene: 𐡰𐡦𐡩𐡦 ''ʿzyz'') is the Palmyran Arab god of the morning star. He is portrayed as riding a camel with his twin brother Arsu, although one source says that "Azizos is depicted as a horseman, whereas Arşu is a cameleer." He was venerated separately in Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ... as god of the morning star, Phosphoros, in company with the astral god Monimos, Hesperos. Azizos was identified as Ares by Julian in his work 'Hymn to King Helios'. He says "Now I am aware that Ares, who is called Azizos by the Syrians who inhabit Emesa..." See also * Roman temple of Bziza References Sources *Encyclopedia of Gods, Michael Jordan, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002 West Semitic gods Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |