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Canaanite Gods and Goddesses
Gods/Goddesses Index | Asia | Encyclopedias | Myth Index
  • Epithets of Baal
  • the Prince of Earth
  • Prince Baal
  • Dagon's Son
  • Rider of the Clouds
  • Adon-Zaphon = Lord of the North
  • Baal Shamaim = Master/Lord of Heaven
    From [URL = staff.feldberg.brandeis.edu/~jacka/ANET/epithets.html] Epithets of Deities

Baal
From Christopher Siren's page. Son of El, god of thunder and lightning.

[URL = www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/2938/majdei.html#Baal"] Baal
Baal is the god most actively worshiped in the region. He is a storm god also responsible for the growth of but not vegetation itself. His name means "master" or "owner."

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