Al-Uzza, Al-Lat and Menat
The Triple Goddess of Arabia
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The Goddesses Al-Uzza, Al-Lat and Menat formed a triad in pre-Islamic Arabia. They were widely worshipped: from Nabatean Petra in the North to the legendary Kingdoms of Arabia Felix in the South, including Saba, the Biblical Sheba; as far east as Iran and Palmyra; and the three of them were very popular Goddesses in Mecca at the time of Mohammed.
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Al-Uzza, whose name means "The Mighty One", the Goddess of the Morning Star; Al-Lat, the Mother, whose name means simply "The Goddess", as Al-Lah simply means "The God"; and Manat, Crone-goddess of Fate or Time. Sometimes the three of them are referred to as the daughters of Al-Lah; sometimes Manat and Al-Lat are considered daughters of Al-Uzza.
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Al-Uzza, "the Strong One", was one of the most venerated Arab Deities, and the Goddess of the morning and evening star, Venus. She had a temple at Petra (though which one that was has not been determined), and may well have been the patron Goddess of that city. Isaac of Antioch (a writer of the 5th century CE) calls Her Beltis ("Lady", a title shared by many other Semitic Goddesses), and Kaukabta, "the Star".
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He also says that women would invoke Al-Uzza from the rooftops, a form of worship appropriate to a Star Goddess. St. Epiphanius of the 4th century CE calls Her the mother of Dusares, the local mountain God, calling Her by the title Chaamu or Chalmous, meaning "young girl or virgin".
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She has connections with the acacia tree, and Her sanctuary at Nakhlah had three acacias in which She was believed to descend. She has much in common with Ishtar and Astarte as Morning and Evening Star Goddesses—they all have aspects of both Love and War Goddess, and big cats were sacred to Them. She is shown here armed as a bellatrix, standing before an acacia tree, with a caracal, or desert lynx. She was associated by the Greeks with their Aphrodite Urania, "Heavenly Aphrodite".
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Al-Lat, whose name is a contraction of al-Illahat, "the Goddess", is mentioned by Herodotus as Alilat, whom he identifies with Aphrodite. She is sometimes also equated with Athena, and is called "the Mother of the Gods", or "Greatest of All". She is a Goddess of Springtime and Fertility, the Earth-Goddess who brings prosperity.
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She and Al-Uzza were sometimes confused, and it seems that as one gained in popularity in one area the other's popularity diminished. The sun in Arabia was called Shams and considered feminine, and may represent an aspect of Al-Lat. She had a sanctuary in the town of Ta'if, east of Mecca, and was known from Arabia to Iran.
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Her symbol is the crescent moon (sometimes shown with the sun disk resting in its crescent), and the gold necklace She wears is from a pendant identified to Her. As a Fertility-Goddess She bears a sheaf of wheat; and in Her hand She holds a small lump of frankincense, as Her emblem is found carved on many incense-holders.
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Manat or Manawayat derives Her name from Arabic maniya, "fate, destruction, doom, death", or menata, "part, portion, that which is alloted". She is a very ancient Deity and Her cult may precede both Al-Uzza's and Al-Lat's. Her cult was widespread, though She was particularly worshipped as a black stone at Quidaid, near Mecca. She is connected with the great pilgrimage, as Her sanctuary was the starting point for several tribes.
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She is known from Nabatean inscriptions, and tombs were placed under Her protection, asking Her to curse violators. She is accordingly a Goddess of Death, and Maniya (Death personified) is mentioned in poetry as actively bringing a person to his or her grave, holding out the cup of death.
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She is shown as an old woman with a cup, and the symbols at the bottom of Her gown spell Her name in Sabaic (which does not use vowels and is written right to left), M-n-t. The waning moon is shown over Her head as the symbol of the Crone-Goddess of Death.
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Aeternam - Moon God
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Progenies of the holy tribe
Governors of the horizon
Prophecies has now revealed
The coming of the almighty savior
Invading the lands of the infidels
Spreading the word of their lord
Assimilating all their heritage
Destroying all their holy idols
Disciples of the lunar kingdom
Warriors of thy liberty
Their devotion is greater than their beliefs
Fear is not a part of their daily battle
The Lord is guiding their fate
Defying the hordes of the sun
Lighting the fire on the world
Launching their terror, butchering the nations
Their only god Allah remains
Crawling on the lands
This falling kingdom of God is becoming the sands
Of this barren desert that witnessed the birth
Of your own loss
Extoler of Arabian deities
Behold the demise of your lineage
Deliver your kind from this enchaining grave
And rise from the ruins of history
Illusion of God is no more
The era of slavery has come to end
The essence of man is the only path to reach
The ultimate illumination
مقدسة أكاذيب
الذي الجرح أثر تركت
الخيال سيطرة تحت شعوبا أقام
Allat
Al Uzza
Manat
Show yourselves for those
Who believe in this prophecy
And complete their apostasy
Hubal is the Moongod
Hubal is Allah
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2nd century AD relief from Hatra depicting the goddess al-Lat flanked by two female figures, possibly goddesses al-Uzza and Manat. Major cult center: Petra. Symbol: Three trees. Region: Arabia (Arabian Peninsula)
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Sylvia Yssei - "Al Uzza". Goddesses and Elements 2019
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"Noah, or Nuah, like all of the euphemerized manifestations of the Unrevealed One - Swayambhuva (or Swayambhu), was androgyne. Thus, in some instances, he belonged to the purely feminine triad of the Chaldeans, known as "Nuah, the Universal Mother." Every male triad had it's feminine counterpart, one in three, like the former. It was the passive complement of the active principle, it's reflection. In India, the male trimurty is reproduced in the Sakti-trimurti, the feminine; and in Chaldea, Ana, Belita and Davkina answered to Anu, Bel, Nuah. The former three resumed in one - Belita(Lilith or Allat), were called:
"Sovereign Goddess, Lady of the Nether Abyss, Mother of God, Queen of the Earth, Queen of Fecundity"
As the primeval humidity, whence proceeded ALL, Belita is Tamti or Tiamat, or the sea, the mother of the city of Erech (the great Chaldean necropolis), therefore, an infernal goddess. In the world of stars and planets she is known as Ishtar or Astoreth, whom King Solomon followed after. Hence, she is identical with Venus, as every other Queen of Heaven, to whom cakes and buns were offered in sacrifice and as all the archaeologists know, with Eve, mother of all that live, and with Mary"
~ H.P Blavatsky, "Isis Unveiled"
Goddess Al-Lat
Source: https://journeyingtothegoddess.wordpress.com/tag/al-uzza/ “Al-Lat’s themes are religious devotion, meditation, purity, home, justice and children. Her symbols are the moon, silver, and white stones. A Persian and Arabian moon Goddess, Al-Lat is the feminine form of Allah. Post-Islamic writings banished Her name from holy books, but Her presence remained behind as a domestic guardian, the giver of children and protectess of all good and just deeds.