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development of epic ...alphabet, from Ras Shamra (the site of
ancient Ugarit), in northern Syria, there are important
fragments of three narrative poems. One of these is mythological
and recounts the career of the god Baal, which seems to coincide
with the yearly cycle of vegetation on earth. As was usual with
the death of gods in the ancient Mediterranean world, Baal’s end
brings about a drought that ceases only... discovery in Ugarit
Many texts discovered at Ugarit, including the “Legend of
Keret,” the “Aqhat Epic” (or “Legend of Danel”), the “Myth of
Baal-Aliyan,” and the “Death of Baal,” reveal an Old Canaanite
mythology. A tablet names the Ugaritic pantheon with Babylonian
equivalents; El, Asherah of the Sea, and Baal were the main
deities. These texts not only... What made you want to look up
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