Allat
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Allat is an ancient Arabian goddess associated with fertility, war, and protection, widely worshipped across pre-Islamic northern Arabia and the Syrian-Mesopotamian region.
All labels observed (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deity
ⓘ
goddess ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Manat
ⓘ
worship of al-‘Uzza ⓘ
surface form:
al-Uzza
|
| associatedWith |
fertility
ⓘ
protection ⓘ war ⓘ |
| culture |
ancient Arabian religion
ⓘ
pre-Islamic Arabian religion ⓘ |
| epithet | al-Ilahat ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Astarte
ⓘ
surface form:
Aphrodite
Astarte ⓘ Atargatis ⓘ Athena ⓘ Inanna ⓘ
surface form:
Ishtar
|
| function |
fertility goddess
ⓘ
protective deity ⓘ war goddess ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
fertility power
ⓘ
martial power ⓘ protective power ⓘ |
| iconography |
accompanied by lions
ⓘ
armed goddess ⓘ seated on a throne ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mesopotamian religion
ⓘ
Syrian religion ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| memberOf | trinity of Meccan goddesses ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
classical Greek sources
ⓘ
classical Roman sources ⓘ pre-Islamic Arabian inscriptions ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | the Goddess ⓘ |
| patronage |
cities such as Palmyra
ⓘ
oases ⓘ tribal protection ⓘ |
| religiousRole | major goddess in pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | pre-Islamic Arabian polytheism ⓘ |
| typeOfCult |
temple-based worship
ⓘ
tribal cult ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Arab tribes
ⓘ
Palmyra ⓘ
surface form:
Palmyrenes
|
| worshipCenter |
Palmyrene temples
ⓘ
Taif sanctuary ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod | pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Hejaz
ⓘ
surface form:
Hijaz
Palmyra ⓘ Syrian-Mesopotamian region ⓘ Taif ⓘ Northern Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
northern Arabia
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Allatu