Canaanite religion

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Northwest Semitic religion ancient religion polytheistic religion

Canaanite religion was the ancient polytheistic belief system of the Northwest Semitic peoples of the Levant, centered on deities such as El, Baal, and Asherah and expressed through temple worship, ritual sacrifice, and mythic cycles.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Canaanite religion canonical 32
Canaanite pantheon 4
Ugaritic religion 4

Statements (87)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Northwest Semitic religion ⓘ
ancient religion ⓘ
polytheistic religion ⓘ
coreMyth Ugaritic Baal Cycle ⓘ
surface form: Baal cycle

conflict between Baal and Mot ⓘ
conflict between Baal and Yam ⓘ
flourishedDuring Bronze Age ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ
hasConcept afterlife in the underworld ⓘ
cosmic combat ⓘ
divine council ⓘ
sacred kingship ⓘ
hasCraftsmanGod Kothar-wa-Khasis ⓘ
hasCultCenter Beth Shean ⓘ
Byblos ⓘ
Hazor ⓘ
Megiddo ⓘ
Sidon ⓘ
Tyre ⓘ
Ugarit ⓘ
hasDeathGod Mot ⓘ
hasFertilityAspect agricultural fertility ⓘ
animal fertility ⓘ
human fertility ⓘ
hasLanguageOfSources Hebrew ⓘ
Phoenician language ⓘ
surface form: Phoenician

Ugaritic language ⓘ
surface form: Ugaritic
hasLoveAndFertilityGoddess Astarte ⓘ
hasMotherGoddess Asherah ⓘ
hasMythicTheme divine kingship legitimation ⓘ
order versus chaos ⓘ
seasonal death and rebirth of the god ⓘ
hasPriesthood priestesses ⓘ
priests ⓘ
hasRitual animal sacrifice ⓘ
divination ⓘ
grain offerings ⓘ
incense burning ⓘ
libations ⓘ
mourning rites ⓘ
seasonal festivals ⓘ
temple worship ⓘ
votive offerings ⓘ
hasSacredObject altars ⓘ
figurines ⓘ
incense burners ⓘ
libation vessels ⓘ
hasSacredTextSource Biblical references ⓘ
Phoenician inscriptions ⓘ
Ras Shamra tablets ⓘ
Ugaritic Baal Cycle ⓘ
surface form: Ugaritic texts
hasSeaGod Yam ⓘ
hasStormGod Baal ⓘ
hasSunGoddess Shapash ⓘ
hasSupremeGod El ⓘ
hasTempleArchitectureFeature courtyard altar ⓘ
cult statues ⓘ
inner sanctuary ⓘ
standing stones ⓘ
hasWarGoddess Anat ⓘ
influenced Aramaean religion ⓘ
Phoenician religion ⓘ
ancient Israelite religion ⓘ
influencedBy Egyptian religion ⓘ
Mesopotamian religion ⓘ
mainDeity Anat ⓘ
Asherah ⓘ
Astarte ⓘ
Baal ⓘ
Dagon ⓘ
El ⓘ
Kothar-wa-Khasis ⓘ
Mot ⓘ
Resheph ⓘ
Shapash ⓘ
Yam ⓘ
practicedInRegion Levant region ⓘ
surface form: Levant

Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form: Phoenicia

Syria ⓘ
Ugarit ⓘ
ancient Canaan ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form: southern Levant
religiousTraditionOf Canaanites ⓘ
Northwest Semitic ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Semitic peoples
worshipForm high place sanctuaries ⓘ
household cults ⓘ
state-sponsored temples ⓘ

Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phoenician religion → sharesTraditionWith → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Phoenician religion → sharesTraditionWith → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ugaritic religion
Baal → religion → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Arwad → religionHistorical → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Yahwism → precededBy → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Yahwism → influencedBy → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Anat → culture → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Anat → pantheon → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canaanite pantheon
Anat → pantheon → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ugaritic pantheon
Astarte → culture → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Canaanites → religion → Canaanite religion ⓘ
El → culture → Canaanite religion ⓘ
El → memberOf → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canaanite pantheon
Ugarit → religion → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Ugarit → pantheon → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ugaritic pantheon
Asherah → culture → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Asherah → culture → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ugaritic religion
Amorites → culturalInfluenceOn → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Syro-Mesopotamian religion
Tophet of Carthage → religiousTradition → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Orpah → religiousAffiliationInText → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moabite religion
city of Gezer → associatedWith → Canaanite religion ⓘ
subject surface form: Gezer
Edomite religion → influencedBy → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Edomite religion → sharesPantheonFeaturesWith → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Edomite religion → sharesMotifsWith → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: West Semitic religion
Temple of the Obelisks → religion → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Gebal → religionInAntiquity → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Shapash → culture → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Tammuz → influenced → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Moloch → religion → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Dagon → culture → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Yam → religion → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Mot → culture → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Virgin Anat → hasReligiousContext → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Destroyer of Enemies → associatedWithCulture → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Maiden Anat → usedInMythology → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canaanite mythology
Maiden Anat → religiousContext → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canaanite pantheon
Ugaritic Baal Cycle → religiousContext → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Ugaritic Baal Cycle → religiousContext → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ugaritic religion
Ugaritic Baal Cycle → relatedMythologicalTradition → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canaanite mythology
Attar (feminine form) → isPartOf → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northwest Semitic pantheon
El (in some traditions) → religion → Canaanite religion ⓘ
subject surface form: El
this entity surface form: Ugaritic religion
Father of Years → religiousTradition → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Father of Years → mythologicalSphere → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: West Semitic mythology
Ras Shamra tablets → religiousTraditionDocumented → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Girgashites → religion → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Shalim → pantheon → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canaanite pantheon
Kingdom of Tyre → religion → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Asherah pole → associatedWith → Canaanite religion ⓘ
Dagan → religion → Canaanite religion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northwest Semitic religion
Sidonians → religion → Canaanite religion ⓘ