entities: ENT_SAB_SHAMS

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entity_id canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_SAB_SHAMS Shams   South Arabian Sun goddess Sun Deity sun; South Arabian solar cult; feminine solar deity; light; cosmic order       A           South Arabian sun goddess; in South Arabian religion the sun is female (unlike most Near Eastern traditions where the sun deity is male); part of the standard South Arabian divine triad with Athtar and the tribal lunar deity; the name Shams is the common Semitic word for sun (Hebrew shemesh, Arabic shams); her cult was widespread across South Arabia, though less prominent than the lunar deities; depicted with solar disc; the distinctively feminine South Arabian sun is one of the most culturally specific features of this tradition deity

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