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Kothar, ancient West Semitic god of crafts, equivalent of the Greek god Hephaestus. Kothar was responsible for supplying the gods with weapons and for building and furnishing their palaces. During the earlier part of the 2nd millennium bc, Kothar’s forge was believed to be on the biblical Caphtor
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Kothar-wa-Khasis (Ugaritic: 𐎋𐎘𐎗𐎆𐎃𐎒𐎒, romanized: Kôṯaru-wa-Ḫasisu), also known as Kothar or Hayyānu, was an Ugaritic god regarded as a divine artisan. He could variously play the roles of an architect, smith, musician or magician. Some scholars believe that this name represents two gods, Kothar and Khasis, combined ...
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Kothar wa Khasis is a prominent deity in Ugaritic mythology, combining two distinct figures, Kothar and Khasis. He is the god of fire, steel, and stone, and a skilled architect, blacksmith, musician, and magician.
19. Kinyras, Kothar, and the Passage from Byblos: Kinyras, Kinnaru, and the Canaanite Shift. One could be content with explaining Kinyras’ arrival to Cyprus simply through the island’s proximity to the mainland, and a general emulation of its neighbors’ institutions.
A series of fantasy novels by Gardner F. Fox featuring Kothar, a barbarian swordsman and his magic sword Frostfire. The books are set in a dying world where the universe is collapsing and various adventures and enemies await Kothar.
Inventive God of Fabrication and Tech. Possible son of El, he is a highly intelligent blacksmith, mariner and inventor with many fabulous artifacts to his name. He devised the wonderful bow for the mortal Aquat that the Goddess Anath wished to appropriate.
Ugaritic mythological tablets describe the activities of the main gods and goddesses of the Canaanite pantheon. Although there existed no single state theology, the major gods reflect local geographical concerns about the fertility of the earth and the importance of water as well as relationships to the sky and the underworld.
