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Good Old Reliable Anath

Anath, a Semitic war goddess, is also known as Anat, but I prefer the former spelling because it’s pretty close to my own name. She is described as the sister and possible consort of Ba’al and the daughter of El. … Continue reading →

Posted in Egyptian, Mythology, Semitic | Tagged anat, anath, aqhat, baal, bint-anath, el, fertility goddess, hadad, hyksos, judges, ramesses ii of egypt, shamgar |

Putting the Chemosh On

A little research into Biblical history reveals that, before becoming monotheistic, the worship of Yahweh that would eventually develop into Judaism was henotheistic. That is, while Yahweh was viewed as the main god and the national deity of Israel and … Continue reading →

Posted in Babylonian, Greek Mythology, Judaism, Mythology, Religion, Semitic | Tagged adad, ahab of israel, aphrodite, asherah, ashtoreth, astarte, baal, bible, bosheth, carthage, chemosh, constitution, el, elijah, hadad, hannibal, henotheism, jezebel, josiah, leviticus, melek, melqart, mesha of moab, moab, molech, moloch, mot, mount of olives, psalms, rabbi shlomo yitzhaki, rashi, solomon, tyre, yamm |