Anat:
Goddess of love and war. Female counterpart of Baal-Haddad. Anat often aids Baal-Haddad in his battles and takes his part in defeat.
Athirat:
Mother of the gods, female counterpart of El. Athirat persuaded El to give his blessing to a tempke for Baal-Haddad after his great victory over Sea, the god of Chaos. Corresponds to Ishtar.
Baal-Haddad:
Son of Dagon, the corn god. The executive of the divine assembly. Baal-Haddad is the champion of the divine Order against Chaos. Lightening is his weapon, and he can be found in storms and thunder. In the beginning of all things, Baal-Haddad warred with and conquered yamm the Sea, and so brought the unruly waters of Chaos under divine authority and control.
Side Note: The term "Baal" (Beel, Bel) is not a proper name but a title. It simply means "Lord". To know the proper name of a god was to possess great pwer, and so the proper name was often kept secret from anyone who was not a member of the priesthood. Many local and regional gods were therefore referred to as "Baal". The god of the Semitic nomad tribe of Zebulon was the "Fly" or beel-Zebul, Lord of Zebulon, often mistakenly called Beelzebub
El:
The Bull. the Father of Men, the Kindly One, the Compassionate. Creator of all things, greatest of all the gods, father of the divine family.
Kathirat:
"The Skillful Ones. Minor goddesses who preside over childbirth.
Mot:
The god of death who rules the underworld amid wreckage and blackness.
Yamm the Sea:
God of primordial chaos, much like Tiamat and Coatlicue. Baal-Haddad's enemy. Before the great combat with Baal-Haddad, Yamm terrified the divine assembly of gods and sent emissaries to demand tribute from them. Part of the tribute he demanded was Baal-Haddad as a slave. Infuriated, Baal-Haddad drove the emissaries from the hall with lashings, and so the war began.
