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(Text by Duane R. Hurst © 2013)
God/Goddess and Brief Description:
Anath
Caananite
goddess; consort and sister of
Baal
Asherah
Caananite
fertility goddess (
Venus
); consort of
El
; mother of
Baal
Baal
god of war (
Mars
) and weather; son of
Asherah
and
El
; brother and consort of
Anath
; brother of
Mot
and
Yamm
; aka
Hadad
(Thunderer); often mentioned in Bible/Old Testament
Dagon
grain and fertility god.
Meaning:
digan (grain)
El
Caananite creator god; consort of
Asherah
; father of
Baal
,
Mot
and
Yamm
Hadad
Caananite
god of war (
Mars
) and weather; son of
Asherah
and
El
; brother and husband of
Anath
; aka
Baal
(Thunderer); often mentioned in Bible/Old Testament
Hammon
Phoenician
[hmn]
chief god of
Carthage
Meaning:
hmn (lord of the incense altar)
Ishtar
fertility goddess (
Venus
). Likewise worshipped by
Egypt
. Known as
Astarte
in
Athens
and
Sparta
.
Molech
Ammonite
god of fire; called Chemosh by
Moabites
Meaning:
mlk (king)
Mot
Caananite
brother of
Baal
and
Yamm
Yamm
Caananite
brother of
Baal
and
Mot
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