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ID: 901002172
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002172
Record Type: Character/Person

Anat (West Semitic deity)

Note: Chief West Semitic goddess of love and war, the sister and helpmate of the god Baal.

Names:
Anat (West Semitic deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
Anath (West Semitic deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Semitic iconography> (P)
........<Semitic characters> (P)
............Anat (West Semitic deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
sibling of .... Baal
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Ancient Near-Middle Eastern iconography, Ancient Near-Middle Eastern characters, Baal (Canaanite deity)) [901001895]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... love (emotion)
.....(positive emotions, emotion, psychological concepts, social science concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... war
.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Anat (West Semitic deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 89001481
................Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004) 418
Anath (West Semitic deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
................ Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses [online] (2011-)
................ Johnston, Religions of the Ancient World (2004)

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