Allatu

Allatu

Allatu (Allatum) is an underworld goddess worshipped by western Semitic peoples, including the Carthaginians. She is modelled on the Mesopotamian goddess Ereshkigal and may equate with the Canaanite goddess Arsay.

ee also

* Allat

References

Encyclopedia of Gods, Michael Jordon, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002


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