Ayyur (mythology)

Ayyur (Tifinagh: ⴰⵢⵢⵓⵔ) is a lunar deity in numitheism worshipped by the Berbers during ancient times. The name ayyur literally means "the moon" in Berber languages. The name also refers to the lunar month. this deity of Antiquity (Numidia) often called IERU is "represented by a personage whose head is radiated as that of an astral deity would be".The rituals and semantic associations with the moon clearly indicate that the moon has preserved the trace of the ancient divinity among the Berbers, concentrating femininity, fecundity and beauty.