Myth - Athirat
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Athirat
From Christopher Siren's page. El's consort who protects their seventy children (the gracious gods).Athirat
Her full title is "Rabat ´Athirat Yam, Great Lady She who Treads on the Sea." She is goddess of the sea, particularly along the shore, of the fertility of humanity, flocks, and crops, and of great wisdom.
