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Anat is a goddess of panthéons west-Semitic of the recent Bronze Age (second half of III). One finds it in particular in the mythology of the kingdom of Ougarit, which is our best sources for panthéons canaan éens of this period. This goddess was also adopted by the Egyptians when those dominated part of the Raising and of the Syria between.

the Middle East

In let us panthéons west-Semitic, Anat is a goddess of foreground. It is the girl of the god Dagan, and the sister of Baal, the god of the Storm and the principal divinity of the people of the Middle East.

Anat plays a big role in a mythological text of Ougarit, the Cycle of Baal. In this account telling various combat of the god of the Storm, it always goes to the help of her brother when he encounters difficulties. Thus, when Baal is captured by Mot, the god of Death, Anat goes to the Enfers to face Mot and to overcome it. But she also plays - as well as Athtart, parèdre of Baal - a stabilizing part, calming excesses of anger of sound very impetuous brother.

ancient Egypt

In Egypt, Anat (or Anta) or is an Asian goddess of origin (Asia Mineure), capped crown of High-Egypt decorated of two feathers. Warlike goddess, it holds with a hand a bludgeon (or an axe) and other a lance and a shield; she protects the sovereign at the time of the engagements. She made her entry in the Egyptian religion as of the occupation Hyksôs. Later the sovereigns ramessides officially introduce it into the Pantheon. She dominates the wild animals, takes care on the tanks of war and on the horses during the battles, and, in this function, one made of it the wife of Seth.

She became a form of Hathor adored during the Nouvel Empire. In Asia, it was the sister and the wife of Baâl which was venerated in Egypt, compared to Seth. She was regarded as a girl of Re or Ptah, and got dressed as a soldier but it was also a goddess cow. It merged sometimes with Astarté. Accompanied by the god Min, it acquired a character attached fruitfulness and with the love although, curiously, and considering her relation with Seth (sterile god), this divinity conceives but does not give birth to.

It received a worship with Tanis in the delta, and had even a personal temple there.

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