Athtart

Canaanite · deity · mythic · deity

Astral goddess of war and love, 'Name of Baal' (ʿṯtrt-šm-bʿl); prominent in cult, paired with Anat as Baal's restrainer in the myth.

Domains

war
love fertility

Powers

Stay Baal's hand from killing Yam's envoys
Hex Yam by Baal's name and command the rout

Epithets

𐎓𐎘𐎚𐎗𐎚 𐎌𐎎 𐎁𐎓𐎍

Relations

equated with: Atargatis
equated with: Astarte
equated with: Athtar

Sources

Ugaritic Baal Cycle, KTU 1.2 (with Anat restraining Baal)
Ugaritic ritual texts, KTU 1.39; 1.112; god-list KTU 1.118

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