Ancient Levant and Palestine
Warrior strength, sacred vitality and senior divine motherhood from the religious worlds of the Bronze and Iron Age Levant.
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goddess · Canaanite / Levantine
Warrior Maiden of Ugarit
Anat is a major warrior goddess in Ugaritic texts, fiercely loyal to Baal and formidable among the divine assembly. Related names and cult traces appear across the ancient Levant.
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goddess · Canaanite / Ancient Palestine
Lady of the Sea and Mother of Gods
Asherah is a major Northwest Semitic goddess, called Athirat in Ugaritic texts and appearing in inscriptions from ancient Israel and Judah. Her precise relationship to cult objects called asherim remains debated.
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goddess · Bronze Age Levant
Lady of Sacred Vitality
Qadesh is known principally from Egyptian stelae as a West Semitic goddess, often shown with lotus and serpents. Her exact homeland and relationship to other Levantine goddesses remain debated.
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