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Al-Lat
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al-Lat, also spelled Allat, Allatu, and Alilat, is a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess, at one time worshipped under various associations throughout the entire Arabian Peninsula, including Mecca, where she was worshipped alongside Al-Uzza and Manat as one of the daughters of Allah. The word Allat or Elat has been used to refer to various goddesses in the ancient Near East, including the goddess Asherah-Athirat.
Al-Lāt with a palm branch and lion from the Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra, 1st century AD. Damascus, Syria
Statue of al-Lat-Athena found in the temple of Al-Lat, Palmyra. Palmyra Archaeological Museum
Statue of al-Lat-Athena found in the temple of Al-Lat, Palmyra. Palmyra Archaeological Museum
2nd-century AD statue of al-Lat-Minerva from As-Suwayda, Syria. National Museum of Damascus
2nd-century AD statue of al-Lat-Minerva from As-Suwayda, Syria. National Museum of Damascus
Remains of the temple of al-Lat, Palmyra, Syria
Remains of the temple of al-Lat, Palmyra, Syria
Asherah
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Asherah is the great goddess in ancient Semitic religion. She also appears in Hittite writings as Ašerdu(s) or Ašertu(s). Her name was Aṯeratum to the Amorites, and Athiratu in Ugarit. Some scholars hold that Yahweh and Asherah were a consort pair in ancient Israel and Judah, although others disagree.
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A-sa-sa-ra, the Minoan snake goddess's name, is the only word deciphered of Linear A. DNA from the Southern Levant made it to Crete. The emigres influ
A-sa-sa-ra, the Minoan snake goddess's name, is the only word deciphered of Linear A. DNA from the Southern Levant made it to Crete. The emigres influenced island cream ware. Maybe they influenced the Minoan taste for ambiguity.
Flat lighting and en face presentation can lessen the visual effect of the Judean pillar figure's directly protruding breasts
Flat lighting and en face presentation can lessen the visual effect of the Judean pillar figure's directly protruding breasts
"The dedicatory inscription on the Lachish ewer [shows] the word Elat positioned immediately over the tree, indicating the... tree as a representation
"The dedicatory inscription on the Lachish ewer [shows] the word Elat positioned immediately over the tree, indicating the... tree as a representation of the goddess Elat."