Azizos
Azizos is a deity usually mentioned in association with nomadic gods such as Maan, Ashar, Abgal, or Shalman. Representations of such deities (also Arsu, Asar, and Azizu) as armed and mounted men in statuary in a pair together was common across the desert regions of Syria/Mesopotamia.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned on a monument from 153 AD.
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“A monument from Jebel al-Abiad (153AD) mentions him together with the deities Bel, Baalshamin, Aglibol, Malakbel, Astarte, Nemesis, and Arsu, though according to Teixidor 1979 he was a god of nomads, and usually mentioned in association with nomadic gods such as Azizos, Maan, Ashar, or Shalman.”
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“Frequently portrayed as riding a camel and accompanied by his twin brother Azizos; both were regarded as the protectors of caravans.”
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“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."”
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“In Near Eastern mythology, Monimos (Mun'im) is the Arab god of the evening star (Hesperos), the counterpart of Azizos, the morning star. Both gods were companions of Helios, the sun. Monimos is identified with the Palmyrene god Arsu.”
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