Solar God Mithra in Ancient Persia
Along with Ahura Mazda and Anahita, the solar deity Mithra was of immense importance in ancient Persia…
Goddess Mehr/Anahita of Ancient Persia
Her iconography usually shows her as associated with lion and buffalo…
Goddess Al-Lat of Ancient Arabia
Islamic texts say that Al-Lat had a Kabah of her own at Taif, which was destroyed during Islamic times…
Moon Deities of Ancient Arabia
It’s difficult to describe the ancient religion of Pre-Islamic Arabia, as all archaeological and historical records of this period have been either destroyed or have not been excavated and studied….
Luna the Moon Goddess of Rome
Ancient Rome adopted the Greek goddess Selene as Luna the Moon goddess. She was regarded as the feminine counterpart to Sol, the Sun god…
Selene the Moon Goddess of Ancient Greece
In ancient Greece and Rome, Moon was regarded as a feminine deity, in contrast to the Fertile Crescent and ancient Egypt, where we have seen that in most cases Moon was a masculine deity. In ancient Greece, Selene was the Moon goddess…
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