Azizos

Fertile Crescent myth series

Mesopotamian
Levantine
Arabian
Near Eastern Religions
The Levant
El Elyon Hadad Adon Anat Arsu Asherah Astarte Atargatis Azizos The Ba‘als Ba`alat Gebal	Berith Dagon Elohim Eshmun Kubaba Liluri Manuzi Mot Shaddai Salem Yam Yarikh

In ancient Levantine mythology, Azizos or Aziz is the Palmyran god of the morning star. He is usually portrayed as riding a camel with his twin brother Arsu. He was venerated separately in Syria as god of the morning star, in company with the astral god Monimos.

Azizos was identified as Ares by Julian in his work 'Hymn to King Helios'. He says "Now I am aware that Ares, who is called Azizos by the Syrians who inhabit Emesa.."

Sources

Encyclopedia of Gods, Michael Jordan, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002

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