Mot
E196864
Mot is the Phoenician god of death and the underworld, associated with sterility, drought, and the cyclical struggle against life-giving deities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mot canonical | 6 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phoenician god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ god of death ⓘ underworld deity ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Northwest Semitic mythological traditions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
barrenness of the land
ⓘ
death ⓘ destruction ⓘ drought ⓘ sterility ⓘ the underworld ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | life-giving deities ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | embodiment of inevitable mortality ⓘ |
| culture |
Canaanite religion
ⓘ
Phoenician religion ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenician mythology
|
| domain |
realm of the dead
ⓘ
the underworld ⓘ |
| engagesInCyclicalStruggleWith | Baal ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| influencedConceptOf | later West Semitic views of death ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Phoenician
ⓘ
Ugaritic language ⓘ
surface form:
Ugaritic
|
| mythicFunction |
bringer of death
ⓘ
opponent of fertility and rain ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "death" in Northwest Semitic languages ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Baal ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cosmic struggle between life and death
ⓘ
seasonal agricultural cycles ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Levantine religion ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | antagonist of life-giving deities ⓘ |
| sharesMythicTypeWith | other Near Eastern death gods ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
death
ⓘ
seasonal decline of fertility ⓘ the power of the grave ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity | chthonic deity ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Canaan
ⓘ
Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicia
ancient Levant ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
El