Daniʾilu
Canaanite · demigod · heroic age · demigod
Righteous sage-king, father of Aqhat, and named among the Rephaim (mt rpʾi, 'man of the Rapiu'). Typed demigod for his Rephaim/ancestral-divine status; biblical Daniel of Ezekiel 14, 28 likely echoes him.
Children
Domains
- justice
Powers
- Judge the cause of the widow and the orphan at the gate
- Host the birth-goddesses seven days to gain a son
- Curse the towns near where his son's blood was shed
Relations
- ancestor of: Aqhat
- companion: The Rephaim
Sources
- Aqhat Epic (KTU 1.17–1.19)