Goddesses in Arabic Mythology
Manat was the goddess of death and faith in Arabic mythology. A sizable dark marble stone that served as her sacred site was kept in the al-Mushalla temple close to Yathrib (later known as Medina). The goddess Manat served as the head of the two Yathrib tribes. They were the Banu Awas and the Banu al-Khazraj tribes. Both the Nabateans in the north and the Hijaz tribes in the western Arabian Peninsula revered her.
The oldest of the three sister goddesses, Manat was the second most revered deity in Arabia after her father, Allah. The thunder god Quzah was Manat's spouse. Manat served as the guardian of cemeteries and graveyards for the Nabateans of the Qaysha, Taraha, and Dhu-Shara tribes.