The Rephaim
Canaanite · demigod · heroic age · Recorded classification
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: DaniʾiluThe deified-dead warrior-king collective among whose number Daniʾilu is explicitly counted.Ugaritic Aqhat epic (Daniʾilu titled mt rpʾi, 'man of the Rapiu'); KTU 1.20-22 Rapiuma texts (primary)
Sources
- existence: Rephaim Texts (KTU 1.20–1.22) (primary); Royal funerary liturgy KTU 1.161; KTU 1.108 (primary)