Yarikh
Canaanite · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
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 'Lamp / Luminary of the Heavens' — epithet of the moon-godKTU 1.24.16-17 (Nikkal hymn) (primary)
- nyr šmm Lamp / Illuminator of the HeavensUgaritic texts (KTU 1.24) (primary)
Relations
- spouse: Nikkal
Sources
- existence: Marriage of Yarikh and Nikkal (KTU 1.24) (primary); Ugaritic god-list KTU 1.118 (RS 20.024) (primary)