Berouth
deity single tradition · 1
Berouth or Beruth dwelt in the neighbourhood of Byblos, on the coast of present-day Lebanon. She had two children—a male called Epigeius/Autochthon/Sky and a daughter called Earth with Elioun. Robert R. Stieglitz showed how Berouth is best connected to bʾrôt, a name for the primordial sea, tehom.
When
- First attested
- 1200 BCE
- Attested period
- -1200 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Sanchuniathon's account is dated to the Iron Age.
Relationships
- parent of
- earth, Epigeius/Autochthon/Sky
- consort of
- Elioun
- co occurs with
- El
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In his euhemeristic account of the Phoenician deities, Sanchuniathon says that a certain Elioun, called also "the Most High", and a female named Berouth or Beruth dwelt in the neighbourhood of Byblos, on the coast of present-day Lebanon.”
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