Mot (as figure involved in his mythic cycle)
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Mot is the Ugaritic god of death and the underworld, a central antagonist in the Baal Cycle whose conflict with the storm god Baal shapes the mythic drama of life, fertility, and seasonal decay.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mot | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ugaritic deity
ⓘ
death god ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ underworld god ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cyclical alternation of life and death
ⓘ
seasonal cycle of fertility and barrenness ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | Baal Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
hostile to life and fertility
ⓘ
insatiable appetite ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Baal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Baal as storm and fertility god ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
brings an end to life
ⓘ
threatens cosmic order upheld by Baal ⓘ |
| culture |
Canaanite religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ugaritic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
death
ⓘ
underworld ⓘ |
| dwellingPlace |
depths of the earth
ⓘ
underworld ⓘ |
| epithet |
Beloved of El
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devourer ⓘ |
| familyRelation | son of El ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later West Semitic conceptions of Death as a personified power ⓘ |
| narrativeEvent |
eventually submits to Baal
ⓘ
is dismembered and ground by Anat ⓘ kills or causes the death of Baal ⓘ returns to life after being slain by Anat ⓘ summons Baal to the underworld ⓘ |
| opponent | Baal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pantheon | Ugaritic pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent | El ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Hebrew word "mavet" (death) ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Late Bronze Age Northwest Semitic religion ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
antagonist of Baal
ⓘ
central figure in the Baal Cycle ⓘ |
| sibling |
Baal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
death
ⓘ
drought ⓘ seasonal decay ⓘ sterility of the land ⓘ |
| textualLanguage | Ugaritic ⓘ |
| textualSource | Ugaritic tablets from Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPlace | Ugarit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.