The Religion of Pre-Islamic Arabia

Before Islam, Arabs worshipped many gods. Using newly deciphered ancient desert inscriptions, we explore the forgotten religious world of pre-Islamic Arabia: The goddess Allāt, sacrifice, pilgrimage, fate, magic, and the…

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Emily Mitchell retells the myth of Arachne, a simple peasant whose skill at weaving rivals that of the goddess of weaving herself. Unfortunately, possessing such incredible talent doesn’t work out…