Saturday 5 April 2014

Anat

Anat is a Canaanite warrior Goddess. She is a virginal Goddess of sacrifice. She uses the arrow as her weapon. Her temperament is quite violent. She takes joy in slaughter. In the 14th Century BCE she defends her brother. Her brother is the storm God Ba'al. This story is from the Ugartic text 'The Epic of Ba'al'

This book will tell you more:

Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan (Library Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)

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