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It dawned on me that non-Arab polytheism did not have allat.
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diarcesia reddthat.com diarcesia@reddthat.com
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Sibshops feddit.cl Sibshops@feddit.cl
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This needs translated for us not versed in religion.
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HM King Charles III DG FD feddit.uk Flax_vert@feddit.uk
Joined: 2023-06-19
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Sibshops wrote:
This needs translated for us not versed in religion.

Allat is the name of a pre-mohammedan Arabic god in their polytheistic system.
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Wrufieotnak feddit.org Wrufieotnak@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-08-05
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HM King Charles III DG FD wrote:
Allat is the name of a pre-mohammedan Arabic god in their polytheistic system.

So is it like saying

non-greek polytheistic pantheons didnt have Zeus

?
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rain_enjoyer sopuli.xyz rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2025-05-03
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Pretty sure that other polytheist religions had some form of earth mother goddess
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HM King Charles III DG FD feddit.uk Flax_vert@feddit.uk
Joined: 2023-06-19
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Wrufieotnak wrote:
So is it like saying non-greek polytheistic pantheons didnt have Zeus ?

Yes, but "allat" sounds like "a lot"
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Postmortal_Pop lemmy.world Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-30
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rain_enjoyer wrote:
Pretty sure that other polytheist religions had some form of earth mother goddess

Im pretty sure op is making a joke, but yeah mother earth is when more ubiquitous than "horny man" in terms of deities.
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