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(Text by Duane R. Hurst © 2013)

God/Goddess and Brief Description:
Dagon (Dagan) grain and fertility god; also worshipped by Philistines
Meaning: digan (grain)
El Caananite creator god; consort of Asherah; father of Baal, Mot and Yamm
Garden of Gods located in modern Lebanon
Gilgamesh epic hero and fifth king of Uruk; honored in Sumeria
Ishtar fertility goddess (Venus). Likewise worshipped by Egypt and Philistines. Known as Astarte in Athens and Sparta.
Shamash Superior Sun (Saturn) god during period of revival after collapse of the Akkadians and Babylon; later adopted by Parthians

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