entity_sources: ENT_ARA_AL_UZZA, SRC_HERODOTUS_HISTORIES, direct attestation
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_ARA_AL_UZZA | SRC_HERODOTUS_HISTORIES | direct attestation | Histories 3.8: "The Arabians call Aphrodite Ourania Alilat" — Alilat is identified with both Al-Lat and Al-Uzza in Arabian tradition; this is the earliest surviving Greek reference to a named Arabian goddess; the Aphrodite Ourania equation establishes her as a Venus-type celestial deity |