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)