al-Uzza

Nabataean · deity · mythic · deity

'The Mighty', Nabataean goddess of the planet Venus and a bride of Dushara; warrior-protectress equated with Aphrodite Ourania.

Domains

love and sex
the stars

Powers

Shine mightily as the morning and evening star
Stand armed as warrior beside a desert lynx

Epithets

𐢀𐢇𐢊𐢛𐢀

Relations

spouse: Dushara
equated with: Aphrodite
equated with: Al-'Uzza

Sources

Petra Eye Baetyl and Temple of al-Uzza inscriptions
Healey, The Religion of the Nabataeans: A Conspectus

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