Melqart

Melqart is a Phoenician god of strength, death, the sun, sea, and Tyre Lebanon. He’s the son of Astarte and Ba’al. He was synchronized with Heracles, Asclepius, Adonis, Apis, Amun, Mithra, Kronos, Apollo, and Zeus. In his cult he was also called Tyrian Heracles. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melqart?wprov=sfla1

Moloch

Today I wanted to write about Moloch, a Canaanite god of the underworld often depicted around fire. Moloch is mentioned 5 times in the book of Leviticus warning against the worship of Moloch and condemning human sacrifice. Moloch may be the same as Adrammelech, Melqart, and/or Ba’al. In Hebrew sources, it was mentioned that child

Hadad

Today I wanted to write about Hadad, a Mesopotamian storm god. Hadad is a son of Anu, Enlil, Sīn & Ningal, or Dagon. Most other mentions of Hadad in surviving literature are in syncretic forms, especially with Ba’al. He was synchronized with Zeus-Jupiter, Ba’al, Horus, Set, and Teshub. He was frequently worshipped alongside his sister

Beelzebub

Today I wanted to write about Beelzebub, a prince of Hell who rules gluttony or envy. Beelzebub was once an angel (associated with the evening star) and was close to Lucifer. He now ranks as cheif lieutenant to Lucifer. Beelzebub, Lucifer, and Leviathan or Astaroth are the unholy trinity. Beelzebub originally was a Philistine god

Tanit

With the full moon tonight, I wanted to write about Tanit, a Canaanite goddess of rain, agriculture, fertility, war, and the moon, who was the chief deity of Carthage with her husband. Tanit is married to Baal-Hammon. Tanit was mostly synchronized with Astarte but was also synchronized with: Ishtar, Juno, Athena, Artemis, and Europa. The

Malakbel

Today I wanted to write about Malakbel, a Syrian God of the Sun. He’s the brother of Aglibol, the two of them were often worshipped alongside each other usually with Baalshamin as well. He was synchronized with Sol Invictus and Elagabalus. One of Malakbel’s largest temples was located on the right bank of the Tiber

Tannin

Welcome Dragon Week 2: Electric Boogaloo, starting with Tannin, a Canaanite and Abrahamic Sea Serpent/Dragon of chaos. In the Baal cycle, Tannin is a servant of Yam who is defeated by Ba’al and Anat. In Abrahamic sources, Tannin was created with the other creatures of the sea and is later mentioned in the book of

Qetesh

Today I wanted to write about Qetesh, a Kemetic and Canaanite goddess of the sky and the protector of the working class. Qetesh is an eye of Ra/Ptah goddess. She’s also closely associated with Min and Resheph. Qetesh was synchronized with Hathor, Astarte, Anat, and Asherah. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qetesh?wprov=sfla1

Hauron

Today I wanted to write about Hauron, a Kemetic god of protection especially frim snakes; and the sky. He’s likely a sob of Isis and Osiris. He is closely associated with Anat, possibly siblings or married. He’s also closely associated with Resheph. Hauron was often combined with Harmachis, the aspect of Horus that is depicted

Resheph

Today I wanted to write about Resheph, a Kemetic and Canaanite god of plague, war, thunder, horses, chariots, and protection. He’s closely associated with Qetesh–Hathor, they are possibly married. He was synchronized with Set, Montu, Nergal, Attar, Hermes, and Apollo. Resheph was often pictured by gazelles. He was often worshipped in a trinity with Min

Aštabi

Today I wanted to write Aštabi, a Canaanite and Syrian god of war. Aštabi was sent by the other gods to slay Ullikummi but was unsuccessful and it was Teshub, a storm god to defeat Ullikummi. Aštabi was synchronized with many other West Asian gods including: Nupatik, Attar, Ninurta, Nergal, and Zababa. Shrines and statues

Leviathan

Continuing with dragon week I wanted to write about a Canaanite god of chaos and Abrahamic demon of the sea, west, and envy. Leviathan is mentioned in numerous biblical books including Pslams, Job, Isaiah, Amos, and Jonah, as well as Revelation. Leviathan is sometimes said to be the serpent in the garden of Eden rather

Atargatis

Today I wanted to write about Atargatis, also called Derkeyo, Dea Syria or Deasura a Western Asian mermaid goddess of water, fertility, and protection. Atargatis is the wife of Hadad. She also had a relationship with Simios which resulted in a daughter, Semiramis , ashamed of this relationship Atargatis fled into the ocean becoming a

Anat

Today I wanted to write about Anat, a Canaanite goddess of war and peace. She’s a daughter of El and Asherah. Some of her consorts include Yahweh, Hadad, Ba’al, and Set. In some Egyptian myths she is the daughter of Ra and twin of Astarte. She was often synchronized with Athena, Nike, Neith, and Ishtar.

Asherah

At the beginning of the year I put a question on Instagram asking what deities people wanted to see blog posts about and one person asked for a blog post about Asherah, a western Asian goddess of fertility. She is in various mythologies from across western Asia including Ugaritic, Canaanite, Hittite, pre Judaism Isrealite, Amorite,

Aglibol

With tonight being the full moon I wanted to write about Aglibol, a Syrian moon god. They are the sibling of Malakbel, who they were often worshiped alongside. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglibol?wprov=sfla1

Arsu

Today I wanted to write about Arsu, a Levanite and Arabian deity connected to the evening star. They’re the twin of Azizos. They were synchronized with Ruda. Camels are sacred to them. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsu?wprov=sfla1

Mot

For spooky season I wanted to write about Mot, a Canaanite god of the underworld and death. He is a son of El. The main surviving text of any of his myths is damaged so it is unclear what truly happens in it but it appears as if he kills Ba’al. He was synchronized with

Ba’al

So far I have only written about one non-abrahamic semitic deity and wanted to write about another one and chose to read more about Ba’al, a canaanite storm and fertility god who is sometimes just an epithet of Hadad while other times is a separate god. Ba’al is often a son of Dagon but some

Astarte

I haven’t written about any Canaanite deities before and Astarte, a goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, war, the moon, and the planet Venus, seamed like a good place to [A]start[e]. Astarte was worshipped by many Semitic people each having their own myths relating to her. In the Phoenician pantheon she’s a daughter of Epigeius