Yarikh
Canaanite · deity · mythic · deity
Moon-god 'Lamp of Heaven'; weds the orchard-goddess Nikkal in KTU 1.24, a hymn likely sung at weddings.
Domains
- moon
Powers
- Win Nikkal with a vast bride-price of silver and gold
- Illumine the night sky as the lamp of heaven
Epithets
- 𐎐𐎊𐎗 𐎌𐎎𐎎
- nyr šmm
Relations
- spouse: Nikkal
Sources
- Marriage of Yarikh and Nikkal (KTU 1.24)
- Ugaritic god-list KTU 1.118 (RS 20.024)