Yam
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Yam is the ancient Canaanite and Phoenician god of the sea, often depicted as a primordial chaos deity and rival of the storm god Baal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yam canonical | 10 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canaanite deity
ⓘ
chaos deity ⓘ deity ⓘ sea god ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Judge Nahar
ⓘ
Prince Sea ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
floods
ⓘ
primordial chaos ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| category |
Canaanite gods
ⓘ
chaos gods ⓘ sea and river gods ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
lord of the sea
ⓘ
ruler of the waters ⓘ |
| culture |
Phoenician
ⓘ
ancient Canaanite ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Baal ⓘ |
| domain | sea ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Baal ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| influenced | later West Semitic conceptions of sea monsters ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Near Eastern sea deities ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Northwest Semitic
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Semitic languages
|
| meaningOfName | sea ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle |
Ugaritic Baal Cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Baal Cycle
|
| mythologicalRole | rival of Baal ⓘ |
| mythType | storm-god versus sea-god myth ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | antagonist to storm god ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Baal ⓘ |
| opposes |
cosmic order
ⓘ
royal authority of Baal ⓘ |
| paralleledBy |
Leviathan
ⓘ
Lotan ⓘ Tiamat ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | combat myth ⓘ |
| religion |
Canaanite religion
ⓘ
Phoenician religion ⓘ |
| sourceText |
Ras Shamra tablets
ⓘ
Ugaritic texts ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chaos
ⓘ
cosmic disorder ⓘ untamed waters ⓘ |
| title |
Judge River
ⓘ
Prince Sea ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Ugarit ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yan (surname)
subject surface form:
El