Notes on Pre-Islamic Arabian Gods

Notes on an ancient Arabic pantheon(s).
Compiled by I. Marc Carlson

Animistic
     Sacred stones & Places.  Ancestral deities and totems.

South Arabia 
               [Sabaeans]
       Planetary Astral System of Gods.
          Moon (Supreme God) Shahar
               [Hadramawt]    Sin
                              Wara      "the Wanderer"
                              Kahil     "the Old One"
               [Minaeans]     Wadd      "Lover/Father", "Affection"
               [Sabaeans]     `al Maqala     "the Health giver"
                              Haubas    "the Drier" (Moon at ebb
                                        tide)
               [Qatabaneans]  `Amm      "Paternal Uncle"
                              `Ab       "Father"
          Sun  (Consort of Moon/Queen of Heaven)  Shams, Shamsu
               [Hadramawt]    Shams     (god of Clan Hamdan)
               [Minaeans]     Nikrah
               [Qatabaneans]  Anbai
          Venus (Son of Sun and Moon)   `Athtar
                              al-Rahim  "the Compassionate"
                              `Athtar Sharqan     (Morning star)
                              (Dharrih/Dhirrih?   Morning Star
                                                  [*Dharriabar?]
                              `Athtar DhuQabd     (Evening Star)
          Khal [Hadramawt]
          Il;Ilah
          Yaw       Rain & thundergod (Tammuz)
          Medr/Behr Earth god
          Mehrem    (Earth mother?)
          Manat     Fate
          Ta'lab    God of clan Riyam (tree totem at Tur'at on Mt.
                    Itwa)
          Hagr      (Stone Cult)
          Dhu Samawi     "Lord of Heaven" God of Clan Amir. 
                         Worshiped in Haram

North Arabia
     Al-lah (al-Ilahah) "the God" (not to be confused with almighty Allah)
     "Daughters of Allah"
          Al-lat (Ilat)   "the Goddess"  Mother goddess, Goddess of
                         Taif (east of Mecca)
               Shams     Sun goddess
                    ash-Shiraq  "the Rising One" (Male?)
                    Muharriq    "the Burner" (Male?)
               Chabou, Ka'bu [Nabatean/Petra] Virgin Sun Mother of
                         Dhu-al-Shara/Dushares
          al-Uzza, Lady `Uzzay-an  "the Most Mighty." Planet Venus
               ash-Sa'ida     "The Blessed"
               Azizos    "the Powerful"  Morning star
               Monimos   "the Benificent"  Evening star
          Manah, Manat [Nabatean/Petra], Maniya   "Fate"

     al-Asad   "the Lion" Lion God
     `Awf, `Auf          Great Bird
     al-Ba`lu  "the Lord"
     Dhu-al-Shara/Dhu-'sh-Shara/Dushares [Nabatean/Petra] {Block of
               black stone, 4x2} Dying god, son of the Earth
               mother.  Sacred day, Dec 25.
     Dhu 'l-Halasa  ??
     Dhu 'l-Kaffain "He who has two hands"
     Dhu 'r-rijl    "He who has a foot"
     Gad/god       "Luck"
     Hubal     Chief god of Ka'bah
     Iblis     Father of Shaitan
     Kuthra    "the Most Rich" 
     al-Malik  "the King"
     Manaf     "Height, High Place"
     Nasr      Vulture god (Wide spread across Semitic lands)
     Qozah     Ancient God of Storms (n.b. rainbow  =  "Bow of
                                                       Qozah")
     Ruda      "Good Will"  Goddess of tribe Tamim.  Epithet of
               some other Goddess?

          ath-Thuraiya; an-Najm "the Constellation"    Pleides. 
                                                       Brings
                                                       rains.    
     Shai` al-qaum  "The Companion of the People"
     Sor       Rock
     Suwa      ????
     Yaghuth   "Helper" Lion God
     Ya`uq     "the Preserver" ???




Houris of Paradise
Gehenna/Sheol
Hafaza         Protective spirits
Djin
<City of Brass>

Mograbi Suphra      MU?
Bilijik             MU.  Greatest Miser in History.  Eyepatch. 
                    Grandfather of Genie.
Kaspar         King of _________
Melchior       King of _________
Balthazar      King of _________


[Golfarin      "Paynim Idol"]
[Termaganti    "Paynim Goddess"]
[Gentiafross   "Djin Queen"]
[KashKash      "Eldest Djin"]
[Sakhar        "Demon who imprisoned Solomon"]


al Khidr  "the Green"
Luqman al-Hakim     Legendary Sage - Vulture Symbol.   Ruled over
                    troglodytes after Flood.  Sometimes a Giant
                    with Mixed traits.
Shaddad Ibn Add     Brother of Luqman.  Built Iram of the Columns.
Bilqis    Queen of Sheba
Soloman
Ras al-Ghul    Head of the Demon/Ogre

Dhul-Qarayn    "Two horned" (Alexander the Great)  Advised by
               al`Khidr (as per Merlin) in the Romance of Dhul
               Qarayn and his circle of Yemenite knights
               (including a quest for the water of life)
Amr Ibn Madi Karib  Paragon of Yemenite Knights.

Aws  tribe
Khazraj   tribe