Asira

For the village in Saudi Arabia, see Asira, Saudi Arabia. For the Academics and Students Interested in Religious Anarchism (ASIRA), see Alexandre Christoyannopoulos.

Asira is a local god worshipped in pre-Islamic northern Arabia. He was revered at Taima and was strongly influenced by Egyptian culture. Asira was mentioned only in name by the Babylonian king Nabonidus.

References

Encyclopedia of Gods, Michael Jordan, Kyle Cathie Limited, 2002

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