The Rephaim
Canaanite · demigod · heroic age · demigod
Deified dead — semi-divine warrior-kings and ancestors (ilnym, chthonic 'gods who are dead') invoked to bless the living monarch. The deified Daniʾilu belongs to their number.
Domains
- ancestral dead
- healing blessing
Powers
- Journey by chariot to the threshing-floor feast when summoned
- Bestow blessing and well-being on the reigning king
Relations
- companion: Daniʾilu
Sources
- Rephaim Texts (KTU 1.20–1.22)
- Royal funerary liturgy KTU 1.161; KTU 1.108