#canaanite mythology

[israaverse]

Anat the Canaanite goddess of sexual love, war, and hunting. Progenitress of heroes, lady of Palestine.

Info on each sketch below:

Top right: Anat is shown here in a man's war kilt and her hair pulled up, a nod to the Anat statue head found in Gaza. This is after Baal Hadad's 'death', with her cheeks gouged by grief and face painted to resemble a man's beard. This beard imitation combined with her topless clothing and the horned headdress she wears is to evoke a sense of Baal having risen from the dead to claim revenge.

Bottom Right: An exploration of her musculature, with a focus on the markings on her hips and stomach. Drawn from female Canaanite fertility idols that show similar markings with a lot of emphasis on the navel/bellybutton.

Bottom Left: Anat at the feast of Baal's new palace. She wears expensive, imported Egyptian linens. Her hair is braided, eyelids darkened with kohl, and hands darkened with henna.

Center: Anat's fullbody with lots of influence from historical Palestinian dress. She is shown with a vulture because Aqhat, killed at her order, was eaten by vultures and because Anat is often shown with wing imagery.

#canaan #anat #canaanite myth #canaanite mythology #mythology #my art #doodl

[macbethz]

Thinking a lot recently about what how a minor war god from the Canaanite pantheon evolved into the one God of all creation.

There is a common misinterpretation of Judaism from Christians and ex-Christians, influenced by their cultural reading of the Old Testament, where our perception of God is seen as uniquely violent when compared to the New Testament merciful one. This interpretation lacks an acknowledgement of historical context, something Judaism encourages investigation into: the roots of the Torah lie in the laws of a persecuted people, written while we were in exile, from the mythology of a god of war.

Chose to depict the proto-Semetic war god as humanoid since the Canaanite religion didn't have the same aniconist tradition as judaism today. there are actually a few depictions in art believed to be early forms of the Hebrew God or the gods that would eventually merge into his mythology (Ba'al and El)

now available as a print!

EDIT: really hate that i have to say this on an unrelated piece about judaism but this is directly counter to the ideals of zionists and if you are using this comic while justifying Israel's colonial rule you have misunderstood my work. "You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt" (Exodus 22:20, 23:19). free palestine

#goyim are encouraged to share and enjoy if you like btw my work is for everyone #very weird personal little comic. but it came to me and i had to make it #judaism #jumblr #jewish art #judaica #canaanite mythology #warlock wartalks #my art #comic #my comics

[allmythologies]

cannanite mythology: resheph

resheph is the god of the plague and of the underworld, the companion of anath. he was also a war god and was thus represented as a bearded man brandishing an ax, holding a shield, and wearing a tall, pointed headdress with a goat’s or gazelle’s head on his forehead.

#canaanite mythology #resheph #also egyptian myth #canaanite myth #mythologyedit #canaanitemythologyedit #mythedit #*mine* #gods and goddesses

[dreamsoffaerie]

women of myth & folklore [1/?] ↣ asherah, queen of the heavens (canaanite/phoenician myth)

you are boundless, there is nothing you can't do

#asherah #canaanite mythology #phoenician mythology #mythedit #mythologyedit #canaanitemythedit #phoenicianmythedit #women of myth and folklore #womaf #mythedit* #mythologyedit* #gif #gif* #mine

[daisymooonart]

"She lies beneath the rubble of her people,"

Israel recently destroyed Qasr al-Basha museum in the Gaza Strip, which held the 4500-year-old statue of the Canaanite goddess Anat, discovered in Khan Younis in 2022, alongside hundreds of other priceless artifacts from Palestine's history.

DO YOUR DAILY CLICK TO HELP PALESTINE

#daisymooon.art #digital art #art #aggie.io #drawn on aggie.io #anat #qasr al-basha #gaza strip #gaza #palestine #free palestine #anti israel #anti zionism #fuck israel #canaanite #canaanites #canaanite mythology #world issues #history #mythology

[wildbasil]

She seized divine Mot, With a sword she split him, With a sieve she winnowed him, With fire she burnt him, With mill-stones she ground him, In a field she scattered him; His flesh indeed the birds ate, His limbs indeed the sparrows consumed. Flesh cried out to flesh!

#anat is a non-binary icon #'anat‚ the victorious goddess‚ the woman who acts like a warrior‚ who wears a skirt like men and a sash like women' #ugaritic mythology #canaanite mythology #ancient egyptian mythology #ba'al cycle #levantine mythology #speaking of mythological figures‚ i... er... i seem to like them violent‚ huh #tw blood #tw light gore #art tag

[shabosher]

Asherah, the original mother goddess of the early Semitic mythos. She was the wife of the supreme god El. Asherah birthed the Canaanite pantheon, from Baal and Astarte to Yam and Mot, all of them were born from her union with El. Asherah’s origins are unknown, however it’s believed that she was the feminine aspect of El. In one of the few surviving myths, Asherah is shown as Yam’s biggest supporter for the throne of the chief god. Her epithet of ‘Asherah of the sea’ illustrates just how important their relationship was. Despite her support, Yam ultimately loses to Baal for the throne. Asherah in modern abrahamic faiths was reduced to a false idol, with her ‘poles’ being targeted and destroyed.

Asherah is the earliest depiction of the Mother Goddess trope, with her role in Canaan being so influential it affected the religious landscape. The Mother Goddesses became a ubiquitous feature among polytheistic religions, to the point where the absence of one is something to note. Though her name was demonized in modern times, her essence still lives on in her descendants faiths. As Eve from the garden of Eden is proposed to be derived of Asherah. As El was the predecessor of the Abrahamic God, Asherah’s relationship to the omnipotent deity has become a focal point for her. Her legacy may even live on in the feminine aspect of modern god: Shekinah, and the gnostic Aeon: Sophia.

#art #character design #mythology #asherah #athirat #semitic #canaan #canaanite mythology #semitic mythology #judaism #christianity #mother goddess #goddess #tree god #false idols #fertility god #gnosticism #abrahamic religions #abrahamic mythology #deity

[elizabeth-halime]

#history #goddess asherah #asherah goddess #earth goddess #canaanite goddess #gods and goddesses #goddess #Goddess Asherah of the sea #Athirat #canaanite mythology #Mythology #Asherah #asherah #Motherhood goddess #goddess of fertility #Moon goddess #Ocean goddess #Wife of god #My favorite #My edit

[lostpeace]

Astarte and Shaushka.

Astarte or Ashtart is an Ugaritic goddess cognate with Ishtar. She was a deity of rulership and justice and a major character in the Baal Cycle.

Shaushka is a Hurrian goddess of love and war equated with Ishtar. She is the sister of the head god Teshub and is sometimes described with both male and female characteristics.

#ugaritic mythology #canaanite mythology #hurrian mythology #astarte #ashtart #shaushka #ishtar #inanna #Destiny of Dionysus #oc #two posts today because i meant to post the last touhou OC yesterday but forgot

[demongirlclaws]

i love how in the canaanite "el's drinking party" myth, theres this element of yarih (a moon god) pretending to be a dog and the rest of the party-goers going along with it

its not even, an important part of the myth, and its just treated like its a relatively normal thing?

#canaanite mythology #near east revival #ramblings #paganism

[noctilionoidea]

*Slaps roof of design* this bad boy can fit so many pages of notes and references

seriously Ashtart has so many cultures and aspects to her it becomes so hard to put it all together so just know that this is an attempt. I wanted to branch out of just Greek myths and religion and I thought it’s be cool to research Semitic deities and stuff. I started with Ashtart because she’s so widespread, yk? Except it led to so so many issues of its on in research. I included so many elements in her design because I really wanted to get this “right”. I’d explain it but I’m not in the mood to sacrifice my sanity for it this late into the night

There’ll be another post soon that explains every little element. Just know her outfit draws from her Egyptian depictions as well as a cypriot statue of her on a throne with sphinxes/cherubim. I went with red to imply war and sexuality while the purple sash is to reference purple production and her widespread nature across the Mediterranean. I gave her an arrow and spear since I think spears are versatile. Hoping to one day draw her with Anat. Both a hunting scene and also maybe when they restrain Baal in the Epic of Baal.

Her scars (because I love giving war gods scars) are a little unrealistic? I wanted them to have a bit of a gold tint to them. Because goddess.

#I have way too many papers saved to continue my research on her bc I only scratched the surface #mythology #Phoenician mythology #canaanite mythology #Egyptian mythology #<- I mean she was adopted into the Egyptian pantheon #Astarte #ashtart #art #Digital art #artwork #illustration

[israaverse]

Mot, Canaanite god of death, pestilence, sterility.

His clothes are rotted fibre and raiment tarnished gold. His hands are stained with oil, flesh shrunken and dried by the sun and salt.

#my art #canaan #canaanite mythology #canaanite god #mot #baal cycle #soodl

[ava-does-dumbassery]

Baal cycle out of context

#He has been stopped #Baal #anat #astarte #canaanite mythology #Baal cycle #The Baal cycle #ashtart #Mythology #Phoenician mythology #Ava makes art

[brother-hermes]

AWAKENING: DRUNKARDS & EMPTINESS

Before we approach the esoteric meaning behind the Wedding At Cana we need to look at the concept of drunkenness. To be full is to be content. Without thirst there would be no need for living water right. Let’s dive into why one must be empty of all understanding to receive. Rock with me as we take the journey within.

#drunkenness #emptiness #mysticism #inner transformation #spirituality #gospel of Thomas #John #el Elyon #esoteric christianity #christianity #kabbalah #cabala #canaanite mythology #esoteric wisdom #discontent #wedding at cana #supernal triad #holy trinity #Jesus #Sophia #logos #mystery religion #Youtube

[bludgeonthearmorprotector]

Gold Squad & Adventure of White Vortex Characters Photos

Main Antagonist

(Archangel Lilith/Elizabeth Bathory & Archangel Asmodeus/Grigori Rasputin/Rasputin)

#crossover fanfiction #crossover #fanfiction #villain #demon #vampire #lilith #asmodeus #the bible #canaanite mythology #canaanite #ars goetia #islam #mesopotamian mythology #mesopotamian #jewish #christianity #the lesser key of solomon #judaism #book of tobit #elizabeth bathory #the blood countess #grigori rasputin #rasputin #the mad monk #the black monk #bathory #abrahamic mythology #abrahamic #archangel

[governormaymainyu]

Gold Squad & Adventure of White Vortex Characters Photos

Main Antagonist

(Moloch)

#crossover fanfiction #crossover #fanfiction #villain #canaanite mythology #canaanite #demon #moloch