Kaus
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Kaus was the national god of the Edom
ites. He was also known as Qaush, Kaush, Qaus, Qos and Kos. He was probably a mountain god and may be connected with the Nabataean deity Dusharres
.
The name of the deity was used as the theophoric element in the names of the Edomite kings Kaus-gabri
and Kaus-malaka
.
Edom
Edom or Idumea was a historical region of the Southern Levant located south of Judea and the Dead Sea. It is mentioned in biblical records as a 1st millennium BC Iron Age kingdom of Edom, and in classical antiquity the cognate name Idumea was used to refer to a smaller area in the same region...
ites. He was also known as Qaush, Kaush, Qaus, Qos and Kos. He was probably a mountain god and may be connected with the Nabataean deity Dusharres
Dushara
Dushara , also transliterated as Dusares, was an aniconic deity in the ancient Middle East worshipped by the Nabataeans at Petra and Madain Saleh . He was mothered by Manat the goddess of fate. In Greek times, he was associated with Zeus because he was the chief of the Nabataean pantheon as well as...
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The name of the deity was used as the theophoric element in the names of the Edomite kings Kaus-gabri
Kaus-gabri
Ḳaus-gabri was king of Udumi or Edom in the 680s BC, during the reign of the Assyrian king Esarhaddon. His name may mean "[the god] Kaus is mighty"....
and Kaus-malaka
Kaus-malaka
Ḳaus-malaka was the king of Udumi during the reign of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser III. His name means "[the god] Kaus is king" or "Kaus rules"....
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