Resheph

Canaanite · deity · mythic · deity

Archer-god of plague, war, and the underworld; gatekeeper of the sun-goddess. Equated with Nergal in Ugaritic god-lists.

Domains

plague
war
underworld

Powers

Loose plague-arrows that strike down the people
Keep the gate of the sun-goddess at sundown
Loose plague-arrows that strike down the host
Guard the warrior and the chariot in battle

Epithets

𐎗𐎌𐎔 𐎈𐎕

Relations

equated with: Resheph
interpretatio: Nergal

Sources

Kirta Epic (KTU 1.14)
Ugaritic god-list KTU 1.118; ritual texts KTU 1.91, 1.105

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