Alilat

deity sky pre-Islamic Arabian single tradition · 1

Alilat was identified by Herodotus as the pre-Islamic Arabian equivalent of the Heavenly Aphrodite. She was worshipped alongside Orotalt by the Arabs described in Herodotus's 5th century BCE account.

When

First attested
500 BCE
Attested period
-500 – 0
Historical notes
Documented by Herodotus in the 5th century BCE as the Heavenly Aphrodite worshipped in pre-Islamic Arabia.

Relationships

syncretized with
Aphrodite
co occurs with
Orotalt

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“They believe in no other gods except Dionysus and the Heavenly Aphrodite...They call Dionysus, Orotalt; and Aphrodite, Alilat.”

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