Overview
Northwest Semitic word for "god"Wikidata record description. Read El (deity) in the Wikipedia reader.
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 9
Kinship in an account 9
- parent of (father) Anat Canaanite war deity
- parent of (father) Baal Canaanite storm deity
- parent of (father) Hadad god of thunder and rain that belongs to Aramean and Assyrian pantheon
- parent of (child) Mot ancient Canaanite god of death and the Underworld
- parent of (father) Shahar Canaanite dawn deity
- parent of (father) Shalim Canaanite God of the sunset
- parent of (father) Shapshu canaanite solar deity
- parent of (child) Yam Canaanite sea, rivers and water god
- partner of (spouse) Asherah ancient Semitic goddess
Connections
Identification 1
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