Athirat

Canaanite · deity · cosmogonic · deity

Consort of El and mother-goddess; 'Lady Athirat of the Sea' and 'creatress of the gods.' Same figure as biblical Asherah.

Domains

motherhood
sea

Powers

Petition El to grant a rival god kingship and palace
Mother and preside over the seventy gods

Epithets

rbt ʾaṯrt ym
qnyt ʾilm

Relations

spouse: El

Sources

Ugaritic Baal Cycle (KTU 1.1–1.6)
Kirta Epic, KTU 1.14 IV (Kirta's vow to Athirat of Tyre)

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