Ancient Semitic religion — spans the polytheistic religions of the Semitic speaking peoples of the Ancient Near East.Its origins are intertwined with earlier (Sumerian) Mesopotamian mythology.Semitic gods refers to the gods or deities of peoples generally classified as… … Wikipedia
Nuha (deity) — Myths of the Fertile Crescent series Mesopotamian mythology … Wikipedia
Sky deity — Air spirit redirects here. It is not to be confused with Spirit Air. Spirits of the air redirects here. For the 1989 science fiction film, see Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds. Spirit of the sky and Spirits of the sky redirect here. For … Wikipedia
Mot (Semitic god) — Religions of the Ancient Near East Levantine deities … Wikipedia
Gad (deity) — Gad was the name of the pan Semitic god of fortune, and is attested in ancient records of Aram and Arabia. Gad is also mentioned by the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 65:11 some translations simply call him (the god of) Fortune), as having been… … Wikipedia
Manaf (deity) — Myths of the Fertile Crescent series Mesopotamian mythology … Wikipedia
Shadrafa — ▪ Semitic deity ancient West Semitic benevolent deity. His name may possibly be translated as “Spirit of Healing.” He was often represented as a youthful, beardless male, standing on a lion above mountains, wearing a long, trailing garment… … Universalium
Kothar — ▪ Semitic deity West Semitic“skill” also called Kothar wa Khasis (“skill and cunning”) ancient West Semitic god of crafts, equivalent of the Greek god Hephaestus. Kothar was responsible for supplying the gods with weapons and for building … Universalium
Yarikh — ▪ Semitic deity also spelled Yareah, ancient West Semitic moon god whose marriage to the moon goddess Nikkal (Sumerian: Ningal, “Queen”) was the subject of a poem from ancient Ugarit. The first part of the poem recorded the courtship and … Universalium
GOD, NAMES OF — Various Hebrew terms are used for God in the Bible. Some of these are employed in both the generic and specific sense; others are used only as the personal name of the God of Israel. Most of these terms were employed also by the Canaanites, to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
