Helel
deity sky Canaanite single tradition · 1
Helel is a lesser god in Canaanite religion. He tried to dethrone the Canaanite high god El, who lived on a mountain to the north.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 100
- Historical notes
- Canaanite religion flourished from the Bronze Age through the early Roman period.
Relationships
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The original myth may have been about the lesser god Helel trying to dethrone the Canaanite high god El, who lived on a mountain to the north.”
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