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Ancient Near Eastern deities
Levantine deities
Adonis \| Anat \| Asherah \| Ashima \| Athtart/Astarte \| Atargatis \| Ba'al \| Berith \| Chemosh \| Dagon \| Derceto \| El \| Elyon \| Eshmun \| Hadad \| Kothar-wa-Khasis \| Melqart \| Moloch \| Mot \| Qetesh \| Resheph \| Shahar \| Shalim \| Shapash \| Yam \| Yarikh
Mesopotamian deities
Abzu/Apsu \| Adad \| Amurru \| An/Anu \| Anshar \| Ashur \| Enki/Ea \| Enlil \| Ereshkigal \| Inanna/Ishtar \| Kingu \| Kishar \| Lahmu & Lahamu \| Marduk \| Mummu \| Nabu \| Nammu \| Nanna/Sin \| Nergal \| Ningizzida \| Ninhursag \| Ninlil \| Tiamat \| Utu/Shamash
Egyptian deities
Amun \| Ra \| Apis \| Bakha \| Isis \| Horus \| Osiris \| Ptah
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Lotan or Lawtan is the seven-headed sea serpent or dragon of Ugaritic myths. He is either a pet of the god Yamm or an aspect of Yamm himself; the cosmic ocean of myth is often known as a great stream. In the Hebrew analogue Lotan is who was also known as Yam (sea) the Leviathan. He represents the mass destruction of floods, oceans, and winter. He lives in a palace in the sea. He fights with Baal Hadad, who scatters him.

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Poem of Baal
Day, John. 1985. God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea. Cambridge, Mass.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 0521256003.

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