Arsu | |
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God of the evening star | |
Relief showing Arsu from Temple of Adonis, Dura-Europos | |
Planet | Mercury |
Personal information | |
Siblings | Azizos |
Equivalents | |
Arabia equivalent | Ruda |
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Arsu was a god worshipped in Palmyra, Syria.
A deity known from Syrian and northern Arabian lands, being sometimes in male or in female (most often) representation. Arsu was connected with the evening star.
Frequently portrayed as riding a camel and accompanied by his twin brother Azizos; both were regarded as the protectors of caravans. His worship is also confirmed by material evidences in Temple of Adonis, Dura-Europos. In the temple complex there was a relief, which shows Arsu on a camel. The inscription under the figure goes: "Oga the sculptor has made (this to) 'Arsu the camel-rider, for the life of his son".[1] It is likely he was associated with the planet Mercury early on.[2]
Elsewhere in pre-Islamic Arabia, he was equated with Ruda (literally benign).
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsu.
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