Atarsamain

Atarsamain

Atarsamain ("morning star of heaven") is an astral deity of uncertain gender, worshipped in pre-Islamic northern and central Arabia. The deity was worshipped particularly by the Isamme tribe, but also widely among other Arabs. Atarsamain is known from around 800 BC and is identified in letters of the Assyrian kings Esharhaddon and Assurbanipal. He/she may be synonymous with the Arab goddess Allat whose cult was centred on Palmyra.

References

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


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