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Canaanite · deity · mythic · deity

Violent warrior-huntress and 'Maiden' (btlt); sister and champion of Baal who avenges and revives him.

Parentage

El

Domains

war
the hunt

Powers

Slaughter warriors and wade knee-deep in their blood
Cleave, winnow, and grind the death-god like grain
Crush cosmic monsters including the seven-headed serpent

Epithets

btlt ʿnt
ybmt lʾimm

Relations

sibling: Kirta
sibling: Mot
sibling: Shapshu
sibling: Yam
equated with: Atargatis
interpretatio: Athena

Sources

Ugaritic Baal Cycle (KTU 1.1–1.6)
Aqhat Epic (KTU 1.17–1.19)

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