al-ʿUzzā

Arabian deity

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In al-Lāt
…goddesses, Manāt (Fate) and al-ʿUzzā (Strong), were associated with al-Lāt in the Qurʾān (Islāmic sacred scriptures). The Prophet Muḥammad once recognized these three as goddesses, but a new revelation led him to abrogate the approving verses he had earlier recited and to abandon his attempt to placate Meccan pagans.…
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In Arabian religion: North Arabia
…a trio with the goddesses al-ʿUzzā (“the Powerful”) and Manāt (or Manawat, “Destiny”). Among the Nabataeans, al-ʿUzzā was assimilated to Venus, and Aphrodite and was the consort of Kutbāʾ or al-Aktab (“the Scribe”; Mercury); among the Thamudaeans, however, she was assimilated to ʿAttarsamay (or ʿAttarsam). Manāt was depicted as Nemesis…
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