Re: Fortunatelly i'm free!
Reply #7 - September 14, 2012, 02:23 PM
Just looked up about Allat! Why didn't the Arabs stay with their two original gods - wine and love?
According to Herodotus, the ancient Arabians believed in only two gods:
They believe in no other gods except Dionysus and the Heavenly Aphrodite; and they say that they wear their hair as Dionysus does his, cutting it round the head and shaving the temples. They call Dionysus, Orotalt; and Aphrodite, Alilat.[10]
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