Tallay
Canaanite · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Tallay is dew. In a country where the summer brings no rain at all, the dew that forms overnight is the difference between a crop surviving August and not, so a storm god's daughter named Dewy is a serious agricultural proposition rather than a decorative one. Her epithet, 'daughter of Rabb', is usually read as showers.
Parentage
- parent: Baal
Domains
- weather
Relations
- sibling: PidrayOne of the three.The Baal Cycle, naming the three daughters together. (primary)
- sibling: ArsayOne of the three, with the caveat recorded on Arsay's own record.The Baal Cycle, naming the three daughters together. (primary)
Sources
- Tallay is a daughter of Baal in the Ugaritic texts, the goddess of dew and light rain, her name meaning 'Dewy'.: Reference treatment of Tallay, her name and her sphere. (secondary)