Baltis
{{short description|Ancient Arabian goddess}}
{{about|the goddess|the channel on Venus|Baltis Vallis|the ethnic group|Balti people}}
Baltis was an ancient Arabian goddess. She was revered at Carrhae and identified with the planet Venus.{{cite book|last=Lurker|first=Manfred|title=The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons|publisher=Routledge|date=1987|pages=30|isbn=0-415-34018-7}}
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.Jan Retso, The Arabs in Antiquity, Routledge 2003. See pp. 518-9 for Isaac of Antioch's letter. See pg. 604 for discussion on the identification of Baltis.
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