Manat (goddess)
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Manāt was a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess worshipped in the Arabian Peninsula before the rise of Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 6/7th century. She was among Mecca's three chief goddesses,
2nd century AD relief from Hatra depicting the goddess al-Lat flanked by two female figures, possibly al-Uzza and Manat
"Eye" image often associated with these goddesses
Ananke
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Ananke, from the common noun ἀνάγκη, is a personification of inevitability, compulsion, and necessity, and is customarily depicted as holding a spindle. The bi
Manat (goddess)
…center Mecca Abode Al-Mushallal Symbols Waning moon, cup of death Region Arabia Genealogy Siblings Al-Lat, Al-‘Uzzá Consort Hubal Equivalents Greek Ananke Manāt (Arabic: مناة, pronounced (pausa) or , Old Arabic: ; also transliterated as Manāh) was a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess worshipped in the Arabian…
Ananke as represented by a modern illustration of Plato's Republic
Ananke the personification of Necessity, above the Moirai, the Fates