Maiden
What you need to sow
Begin in full daylight.
Himyarite / Yemen
Shams
Sun Goddess of Himyar
Ancient South Arabia, 1st millennium BCE
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Her story
Historical context
goddess · Ancient South Arabia, 1st millennium BCE
Shams was the sun goddess of the Himyarite kingdom in ancient Yemen, a protector of the realm honoured in inscriptions alongside other South Arabian deities.
Mythology & traditions
South Arabian inscriptions invoke solar divinity through titles and grammatical forms that vary by kingdom and period, making any single biography of Shams uncertain. Offerings, incense and temple dedications place the sun within civic protection and royal order. Her mythology survives less through narrative epics than through names carved by worshippers asking favor or giving thanks.
Domains
- sun
- protection
- kingship
- clarity
Symbols
- sun disc
- frankincense
- alabaster
In the oracle
Her guidance
Mother
What you need to grow
Grow clarity that protects your home.
Crone
What you need to know
Know that you are allowed to shine plainly.
Her tradition
South Arabian Tradition
Sun goddesses of ancient Saba and Himyar.
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