Arsu

Fertile Crescent; myth series
	Mesopotamian
	Levantine
	Arabian
	Near Eastern Religions
	The Levant
El; Anat; Arsu; Asherah; Astarte; Atargatis; Azizos; Baal; Ba‘alat Gebal;	Berith; Eshmun; Liluri; Manuzi; Mot; Salem; Yahweh; Yam; Yarikh;

A deity known from Syrian and northern Arabian lands, being sometimes in male or in female (most often) representation. Arsu was connected with the evening star.

Relief showing Arsu, found at Dura Europos

Arsu was a god worshipped in Palmyra, Syria.

Frequently portrayed as riding a camel and accompanied by his twin brother Azizos; both were regarded as the protectors of caravans. His worship is also confirmed by material evidences in Dura-Europos. Elsewhere in pre-Islamic Arabia, he was equated with Ruda (literally benign).

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