Orotalt

Myths of the Fertile Crescent series
Mesopotamian mythology
Ancient Arabian mythology
Ancient Levantine mythology
Pre-Islamic Arabian gods
Abgal Aglibol Al-Qaum al-Lāt, al-'Ilāhat Astarte Atargatis (Syrian) Atarsamain Beelshamen Bēl, Baʕl, Bēl-Šamīn Bes (Egypto-Arabic) Dhu'l-Halasa Dusares, Dhu Sharā' Ēl, Ilāh (NW Semitic) Hubal Ištar, Athtar Malakbel Manāt	Manaf Nabū, Nebo Nasr Nergal Nuha Orotalt Ruda Shams, Samas Sīn, Nanna-Suen Suwa' ʕUzzā Wadd Ya'uq Yaghūth Yarhibol/Malakbel demons
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According to the 5th century BCE Greek historian Herodotus, Orotalt was a god of Pre-Islamic Arabia whom he identified with Dionysus:

They believe in no other gods except Dionysus and the Heavenly Aphrodite; and they say that they wear their hair as Dionysus does his, cutting it round the head and shaving the temples. They call Dionysus, Orotalt; and Aphrodite, Alilat.^[1]

Also known as Đū Shará or Dusares (which means "Lord of the Mountain"), Orotalt was worshipped by the Nabataeans, Arabs who inhabited southern Jordan, Canaan and the northern part of Arabia.

Etymology

Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions^[2] states that Orotalt is a phonetic transcription of the name of the sun god Ruḍā whilst Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable^[3] derives it from a corruption of Allah Ta'ala ("God the Most High").

References

1. ^ Histories III:38
2. ^ Encyclopedia of World Religions. Merriam-Webster. 1999. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-87779-044-0. 
3. ^ Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (24th ed.). London, Paris and Melbourne: Cassell & Company. p. 841. 

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