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Use of the name in present-day Israel. "Anat" (ענת) is commonly used as a female first name in present-day Israel (see list of people so named in Anat (disambiguation). This is one of the Biblical names introduced by the Zionist Movement and not attested among earlier Jewish communities.
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‘Anat first appears in Egypt in the sixteenth dynasty (the Hyksos period) along with other northwest Semitic deities. She was especially worshiped here in her aspect of a war goddess, often paired with the goddess `Ashtart, whose role was more strictly that of fertility. In the Contest Between Horus and Set, these two goddesses appear as daughters ...
Antu or Antum is a Babylonian goddess, and seems to be a precursor of the Semitic Anat. She was the first consort of Anu, and the pair were the parents of the Anunnaki and the Utukki. Antu was an important feature in some Babylonian festivals until as recently as 200 B.C.E., but in general was replaced as Anu's consort by Ishtar/Inanna. The paralle...
The goddess ‘Anat is not mentioned in Hebrew scriptures as a goddess per se. However, it is possible that she may be confused with the goddesses Ashera and Astarte in the minds of the biblical writers. The term "asherim" is used frequently in the bible to refer to sacred pillars erected by Canaanites and Israelites alike, in association with altars...
In a Cyprian inscription (KAI. 42) the Greek goddess Athêna Sôteira Nikê is equated with ‘Anat, who is described in the inscription as the "strength of life"—l‘uzza hayim). The connection between the two is not only evident in their characters as divine maidens of war, but also from the fact that the ancient historian Sanchuniathon calls Athene (pr...
In the writings of psychologist Carl Jung, goddesses such as ‘Anat represent the Warrior Maiden archetype of the mankind's collective unconscious. This archetype has animated numerous figures in history, literature, and mythology. Examples include goddesses such as Athena, Diana, and Artemis; mythical beings such as the Valkyries of Norse legend an...
Abright, William F. The Archeology of Palestine, Magnolia, MA: Peter Smith Pub Inc. 2nd edition, 1985. ISBN 0844600032Bright, John. A History of Israel, Louisville KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 4th edition, 2000. ISBN 0664220681Cross, Frank Moore. Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic, Harvard University Press, 1973. ISBN 9780674091764Day, John. Yahweh & the Gods & Goddesses of Canaan, Sheffield Academic Press, 2000. ISBN 1850759863All links retrieved June 18, 2021. 1. Article by Taylor Ray Ellison on Anat Mother of Gods. www.touregypt.net.
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Anat, Anatu, classically Anath was a goddess associated with warfare and hunting, best known from the Ugaritic texts. Most researchers assume that she originated in the Amorite culture of Bronze Age upper Mesopotamia, and that the goddess Ḫanat, attested in the texts from Mari and worshiped in a city sharing her name located in Suhum, should be considered her forerunner.
ANAT. ANAT.The maiden Anat (btlt ʿ nt) is a West Semitic or Canaanite warrior-goddess known for her violent temperament and volatile emotions.Although her name and cult are attested from the late third millennium bce to the fourth century bce, Anat plays a prominent role only in the Late Bronze Age mythological texts from the Syrian city of Ugarit (modern-day Ras Shamra).
Anat. Anat was one of the chief deities of the Canaanites, a people of Syria and Palestine in the ancient Near East. A goddess of love, fertility, and war, she was the sister and wife of the god Baal*. Although best known as a warrior goddess, Anat was also worshiped as the queen of heaven and as a mother goddess.
In the Graeco-Roman Period, Anat was linked with the Theban triad, particularly Mut and Khons, and in the temple of Philae she is amalgamated with Isis the mother of Horus. Anat was usually depicted in human form wearing a high crown with feathers on either side and holding a shield and a battleaxe. She was also sometimes depicted as a lioness.
Feb 21, 2023 · The Goddess Anat was a deity worshipped in ancient Egypt, especially during the Hyksos period. During this period of Egyptian history, which lasted from around 1630 to 1523 BCE, foreigners from ...
