Maher
Maher (also known as Maḥrem) was a South Semitic god worshipped by the Aksumites and the Himyarites. He was the deity of war, comparable to Mars or Ares in ancient Greek mythology. He held a place of special importance with the Axumites, where the kings of the pagan period were all called the 'Sons of the Invincible Mahrem.'
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 300 CE
- Attested period
- 300 – 300
- Historical notes
- Worshipped in the 4th century CE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Igziabeher, Astar
- sibling of
- Beher
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Maher or Maḥrem was a South Semitic god of the Aksumites and the Himyarites. He was the son of the main god Ashtar, and his counterpart was Beher, god of the sea. He was the deity of war, comparable to Mars or Ares”
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“In the fourth century, the Axumites ruled a large part of modern-day Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia. People in their realm worshipped several gods, called Beher, Astar, and Maher.”
#23838 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“father of the other members of the Axumite pantheon: Maher and Beher, the former of which they shared with the Himyarite Kingdom”
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