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Canaanite Pantheon (Ugarit)

West Semitic (Canaanite), known chiefly from the Ugaritic texts of Ras Shamra

Name Date

1. Who's who

Write the letter of each figure's role next to their name.

  1. 1.Anat
  2. 2.Athirat (Asherah)
  3. 3.Baal (Baʿlu Haddu)
  4. 4.El (Ilu)
  5. 5.Kothar-wa-Khasis
  6. 6.Mot
  7. 7.Shapash
  8. 8.Yam (Yammu)
  • A.the sun, seeing and searching, passage between the living and the dead
  • B.kingship over the gods, creation, wisdom
  • C.motherhood of the gods, queenship, intercession with El
  • D.craftsmanship, metalwork, building
  • E.death, the underworld, drought and sterility
  • F.the sea, rivers, chaotic waters
  • G.storms, rain, fertility
  • H.war, hunting, loyalty to Baal

2. Family and relationships

Fill in each blank with a name from the word bank.

Word bank: Anat · El (Ilu)

  1. 1. is a parent of Mot.
  2. 2. is a sibling of Baal (Baʿlu Haddu).
  3. 3. is a parent of Yam (Yammu).
  4. 4. is the spouse of Athirat (Asherah).

3. Short answers

  1. 1. What was Anat associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Anat?

  2. 2. What was Athirat (Asherah) associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Athirat (Asherah)?

  3. 3. Retell “Baal and Yam: The Storm Against the Sea” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

  4. 4. Retell “The Palace of Baal” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

Answer key: Canaanite Pantheon (Ugarit)

1. Who's who

  1. 1. Anat: H
  2. 2. Athirat (Asherah): C
  3. 3. Baal (Baʿlu Haddu): G
  4. 4. El (Ilu): B
  5. 5. Kothar-wa-Khasis: D
  6. 6. Mot: E
  7. 7. Shapash: A
  8. 8. Yam (Yammu): F

2. Family and relationships

  1. 1. El (Ilu)
  2. 2. Anat
  3. 3. El (Ilu)
  4. 4. El (Ilu)

3. Short answers (guidance)

  1. 1. war, hunting, loyalty to Baal. Symbols: bow and arrows, the heads and hands of the slain, wings. (mythosatlas.com/deities/anat)
  2. 2. motherhood of the gods, queenship, intercession with El. Symbols: the spindle, the sea, the seventy sons. (mythosatlas.com/deities/athirat)
  3. 3. Yam, the Sea, favoured by El, demands that the gods hand Baal over as his captive; armed with two clubs made by Kothar-wa-Khasis, Baal strikes Yam down and claims kingship. (mythosatlas.com/stories/baal-and-yam)
  4. 4. Having defeated Yam, Baal still has no house of his own; Anat threatens El, Athirat persuades him, and Kothar-wa-Khasis builds a palace of cedar, silver, and gold on Mount Zaphon, with a window through which Baal thunders. (mythosatlas.com/stories/palace-of-baal)

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