Pidray
Pidray was a deity at Ugarit who was identified as the local counterpart of Ḫepat. The theonym Ḫepat might have been used as a stand-in for Pidray in theophoric names from Ugarit.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – -500
- Historical notes
- Attested at Ugarit during the Late Bronze Age.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hipta, Ma, Nikkal, Ningal, Kušuḫ, Kotharat, Ḫiriḫibi, Shapshu, Kinnaru, Gaṯaru, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Arsay, Athirat, Gupan, Ugar, Mot, Anat, Kothar, Tallay, Qudšu, Amrur, Teshub, Adad, Tarḫunz, Šarruma, Allanzu, Kunzišalli, Takitu, Sun goddess of Arinna, Dagan, Shalash, Sin, Išḫara, ʿAṯtar, Yam, Lotan, Athtar
- sibling of
- Tallay
- parent of
- Baal
- child of
- Baal
Mentioned by
- Teshub
- Adad
- Tarḫunz
- Šarruma
- Allanzu
- Kunzišalli
- Takitu
- Sun goddess of Arinna
- Dagan
- Shalash
- Sin
- Išḫara
- ʿAṯtar
- Yam
- Lotan
- Athtar
and 2 more
Sources
Source passages
“A list of deities from Ugarit identifies Pidray as the local counterpart of Ḫepat.”
#9679 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Ḫiriḫibi is reluctant at first, and suggests alternate brides to him: Pidray and ybrdmy. The former is known to be a daughter of Baal, while the latter is variously interpreted as a daughter of Attar, his sister, another daughter of Baal or an epithet of Pidray.”
#19585 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Anat of Saphon receives the same offering according to another source, listing the sacrifices made to her, as well as Ilib, El, Baal and Pidray, in the temple of Baal. In the same source she is also the recipient of a bull and a ram as a peace offering, in this passage appearing alongside Ilib, two Baals (of Ugarit and of Aleppo), Yarikh, Pidray and Dadmiš.”
#23323 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“it was possible to determine it contains mentions of Pidray, Tallay and Yam. It is therefore possible that the weather god is motivated by concerns for the safety of his daughters.”
#24360 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Pidray, Tallay, and Arsay; the three daughters of Baal”
#37677 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001