Translations:Divination/7/en

Astrology and Divine Ascent

The ancient Arabs travelled at night to protect themselves from the Sun and to navigate using the stars. This made them develop astrological notions such as the deification of the sun, moon and stars. Some astral gods had their analogues in the mythological systems of other Semitic peoples. Due to the developed totemic notions of the Arabs, the astral gods had holy animals as well. For example, the oryx was a sacred animal for ʿAṯtart (عثترة) the goddess of Venus.