goddess · Himyarite / Yemen
Shams
Sun Goddess of Himyar
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.
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South Arabian Tradition
Sun goddesses of ancient Saba and Himyar.
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goddess · Sabaean / Yemen
Dhat-Ba'dan
She of the Distant Sun
Dhat-Ba'dan appears in Sabaean inscriptions as a solar goddess, often understood as the sun of the hot season, honoured in temples near oases.
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