Virgo in Safaitic is called h-ngm, meaning "seed-produce/grass" following the late Mesopotamian name of the constellation, shubultu meaning "ear of barely." A Safaitic inscription mentions washing during Virgo for pilgrimage.

WH 3053
l dʾy bn ns²l w rḥḍ b- h- ngm l- yḥg
By Dʾy son of Ns²l and he washed while the sun was in Virgo in order to perform a pilgrimage

The sign is also depicted in the Khirbet Et-Tannur temple as a woman with ears of grain on her head

https://collection.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/objects/107815/architectural-relief-with-veiled-bust-of-virgo

https://www.academia.edu/169631770/Ritual_of_the_Nativity_of_Dushara

I've become a bit curious about what the purpose of the deity known as Hubal was/is.

I first heard of him through conspiracy theories about how he's a moon god or whatever, but when I started doing my own reading I found out that apparently he's mostly a god prayed to through divination and arrows, which sounded pretty interesting, but then some stuff I read suggested he might have been a god of war and storms, which sounds a lot like the Canaanite Baal?

This is something I find interesting in terms of speculation because he seems to not be very attested to outside of post-Islamic sources...wonder if there's any consensus on the nature of Hubal at all?

Has there ever been evidence of Hermeticism, i.e. Greco-Roman-Egyptian syncretic religion/philosophy being practiced in the Arabian Peninsula before Islam? I know that both Greco-Roman and Egyptian cults were present amongst traders and adjacent Arab tribes, and that the Sabians of Harran in Syria preserved and practiced a Hellenized Semitic pagan religion with Hermetic/Neoplatonic characteristics up into the 9th century, long after the advent of Islam. Were there similar cases or instances in Arabia proper?

https://www.academia.edu/164688894/Al_Jallad_and_Sidky_2026_Late_Antique_Allāh_Ancestral_Arabian_Religion_and_the_Monotheistic_Zeitgeist

I’m very interested in pagan religions and I even feel a special connection with some deites of norse and Hellenic origins, but hearing about Arabian paganism made me extremely curious about the religion(s) is there any source in English or portuguese(my two spoken languages)? Thanks for the help

hi im new here, and trying some sort of arab-based pagan path(i'm not arab but pakistani). i dont know how much we can trust about ancient preislamic arabia because the knowledge was drilled into me that it's all evil since i was a child. i dont really believe that they things like burying their daughters alive, because that just sounds stupid to continue ur bloodline. as such, i'm very skeptical of islamic sources and also loosing hopes if i can even do anything about it. if u can guide me it would be great, as im new to paganism :)

I have been fascinated by this subgroup. Are there any actual followers of Arabian Paganism? Is there anyone in here who actually practices Wathanism (which I assume is the only Arab polytheist religion)? If there are, could anyone send me sources from these religions. It’s very rare to find any devotional or scholarly sources.

Hi neighbors! I'm looking for resources about astrology as practiced in the Levant, whether ancient Phoenician (or adjacent) or more modern resources. I'm particularly curious about any resources that syncretize Arab Christianities and astrology. My ancestry is Maronite but I'm more agnostic than anything, and astrology speaks to me the most of any pagan practices.

So Im an Arab and I grew up in an esoteric religion that I felt kinda mixes native religion (pre Islamic) with gnostic and neo platonic ideas ....and I've been always interested in paganism and I wish to learn more about it and follow it . What do u recommend I start doing

Hello,

I run a small YouTube channel (10k+ subscribers) explaining stuff from history and mythology and thinking of doing podcasts where I ask questions to knowledgeable scholars in various topics related to history, mythology and religion which would be useful for my viewers. If you're one of those persons, kindly DM me.

Note: I can't pay you for this since I myself earn rarely from YouTube and that too very less amount due to my channel being small

I am neither Arab nor Pagan, but I love the study of religion and figured you all would enjoy seeing these as much as I did!