Baltis

Ancient Arabian goddess

This article is about the goddess. For the channel on Venus, see Baltis Vallis. For the ethnic group, see Balti people.

Baltis was an ancient Arabian goddess. She was revered at Carrhae and identified with the planet Venus.[1]

Isaac of Antioch mentions Baltis in a text written in the middle of the 5th century CE as a deity worshipped by the Arabs. Baltis here is equivalent to Ishtar (Inanna), an ancient Mesopotamian goddess.[2]

## See also

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* Beltis
* Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia

## References

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1. ^ Lurker, Manfred (1987). The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons. Routledge. p. 30\. ISBN 0-415-34018-7.
2. ^ Jan Retso, The Arabs in Antiquity, Routledge 2003. See pp. 518-9 for Isaac of Antioch's letter. See pg. 604 for discussion on the identification of Baltis.

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