Qudshu-wa-Amrur
Canaanite · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Athirat's servant has a double name, like Kothar-wa-Hasis, which in this literature seems to mark a functionary rather than a great god — the name describes the job in two words. He is her fisherman, which is a real occupational title for the household of a goddess called Lady Athirat of the Sea, and his set-piece is saddling her donkey. The Baal Cycle spends more lines on the saddling than on some battles, which is the poem's way of dignifying the errand.
Domains
- messengers
Relations
- subordinate to: AthiratAthirat's servant: he saddles her donkey, and the poem takes its time over the saddling, which is how Ugaritic narrative signals that something important is about to be asked of El.Reference treatment of Qudšu-wa-Amrur as the servant of Athirat. (secondary)
Sources
- Qudshu-wa-Amrur is the fisherman and messenger of Athirat in the Ugaritic texts, occupying the lowest level of the divine hierarchy alongside Gupan and Ugar.: Reference treatment of Qudšu-wa-Amrur, his binomial name and his service to Athirat. (secondary)