Maher or Maḥrem is a god of the
Aksumites and the
Himyarites
The Himyarite Kingdom ( ar, مملكة حِمْيَر, Mamlakat Ḥimyar, he, ממלכת חִמְיָר), or Himyar ( ar, حِمْيَر, ''Ḥimyar'', / 𐩹𐩧𐩺𐩵𐩬) (floruit, fl. 110 BCE–520s Common Era, CE), historically referre ...
. He was the son of the main god
Ashtar, and his counterpart was Beher, god of the sea. He was the
deity
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of war, comparable to
Mars
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or
Ares
Ares (; grc, Ἄρης, ''Árēs'' ) is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success in war b ...
in ancient
Greek mythology
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, who used both forms
of the interpretatio. The god ''Maher'' (or Mahrem) held a place of special importance with the Axumites; the gods of the pagan period were all called the Sons of the Invincible Mahrem.
See also
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Beher (god)
Beher was the pre-Christian Ethiopian (Aksumite) god of the sea. He was apart of a trinity of pre-Christian Ethiopian religion, together with Astar (god of sun and moon) and Mahrem (god of war and head god).
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African gods
Axumite gods
War gods