Horonu
demonic underworld Ugaritic single tradition · 1
Horonu is identified as the master of demons. King Kirta invoked Horonu when casting a terrible curse on his son Yassub, asking Horonu to smash Yassub's skull as punishment for demanding that Kirta abdicate the throne.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – -1200
- Historical notes
- Demonic entity invoked in curses in Ugaritic texts from Late Bronze Age Syria.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Kirta grew angry and cast a terrible curse on Yassub, asking Horonu, the master of demons, to smash Yassub's skull.”
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