Baltis
Ancient Arabian goddess / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the goddess. For the channel on Venus, see Baltis Vallis. For the ethnic group, see Balti people.
Baltis was an ancient Arabian goddess. She was revered at Carrhae and identified with the planet Venus.[1]
Isaac of Antioch mentions Baltis in a text written in the middle of the 5th century CE as a deity worshipped by the Arabs. Baltis here is equivalent to Ishtar (Inanna), an ancient Mesopotamian goddess.[2]