Father of Years

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Father of Years is an epithet of the Canaanite high god El, emphasizing his role as an ancient, patriarchal deity associated with time and longevity.

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Father of Years canonical 2

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
theonym
associatedRegion Levant region
surface form: Levant
associatedWithConcept antiquity
longevity
time
associatedWithDeityType creator god
patriarchal deity
attestedIn Northwest Semitic religious tradition
category Canaanite theonyms
epithets of El
contrastedWith younger warrior deities such as Baal
culture Canaanites
surface form: Canaanite
denotes El as an aged, wise deity
describesRole high god
emphasizesAttributeOfEl ancientness
paternal authority
seniority among gods
epithetOf El
hasFunctionInMythology to highlight El’s primacy in the divine council
languageOfOrigin Northwest Semitic
mythologicalSphere Canaanite religion
surface form: West Semitic mythology
relatedConcept divine kingship
fatherhood of the gods
religiousTradition Canaanite religion
semanticField age
cosmic time
paternity
usedFor honorific title of El

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

El epithet Father of Years
El (in some traditions) epithet Father of Years
subject surface form: El