Lotan
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Lotan is a multi-headed sea serpent or dragon from ancient Northwest Semitic mythology, often associated with chaos and defeated by the storm god.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chaos monster
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dragon ⓘ mythological creature ⓘ sea serpent ⓘ |
| alignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
chaos
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primordial waters ⓘ seven-headed serpent motif ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| category |
Levantine legendary creatures
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mythological sea monsters ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | embodiment of the sea as a hostile force ⓘ |
| creatureType | serpentine monster ⓘ |
| culture | Ugaritic culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Baal
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Baal Hadad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedIn | Baal Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatSignificance | establishment of divine kingship of Baal ⓘ |
| describedAs |
dragon of the sea
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multi-headed sea serpent ⓘ |
| domain | sea ⓘ |
| gender | often treated as male ⓘ |
| headCount | seven heads ⓘ |
| influenced | Leviathan tradition in Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ugaritic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology |
Canaanite mythology
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Northwest Semitic mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Lotanu
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Ltn ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
combat myth
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order versus chaos ⓘ |
| opponentOf | storm god ⓘ |
| paralleledBy |
Leviathan
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Python (mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiamat NERFINISHED ⓘ Typhon NERFINISHED ⓘ Yam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Levant
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ancient Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Chaoskampf ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Canaanite storm-god cult ⓘ |
| role | enemy of the storm god ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cosmic disorder
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threat to divine order ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Ras Shamra tablets
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Ugaritic texts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Bronze Age Near East ⓘ |
| worshipContext | mythic figure rather than cult deity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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