CLT-3378 Lecture Notes - Baal Cycle, Astarte, Asherah
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All three have to claim power by overthrowing the previous king; they all deal with succession; given weapons to overthrow (thunderbolt with zeus and magic cloves for baal) Drinks the sea; god"s can be killed in baac cycle and comes back to life (baal & death) Ba"al isn"t a name but a title meaning lord. Ba"al : haddad : king of the gods & fertility & storm divinity. Zeus king of rain that fertilizes the earth. Each slays an enemy and bring an order from chaos all three have in common besides all being kings: astarte: In baal cycle: she is a cananaaite goddess and sister of baal: anat: Sister of astarte and baal; goddess; burning down villages and kills people and furniture; apparently a virgin war goddess (like athena) Destroys death by: el = dagon. Defeating monster becoming king: building the palace. Purpose: deserves to have a palace for the great king;
