Allatu
Encyclopedia
Allatu is an underworld goddess modeled after the mesopotamic goddess Ereshkigal
and worshipped by western Semitic peoples, including the Carthaginians. She also may be equate with the Canaanite
goddess Arsay
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Ereshkigal
In Mesopotamian mythology, Ereshkigal was the goddess of Irkalla, the land of the dead or underworld. Sometimes her name is given as Irkalla, similar to the way the name Hades was used in Greek mythology for both the underworld and its ruler.Ereshkigal was the only one who could pass judgment and...
and worshipped by western Semitic peoples, including the Carthaginians. She also may be equate with the Canaanite
Canaanite religion
Canaanite religion is the name for the group of Ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early Bronze Age through the first centuries of the Common Era....
goddess Arsay
Arsay
Arsay is a goddess of the underworld worshipped by the Canaanites. According to texts, she is the third daughter of Baal at Ugarit. She may equate with the goddess Allatum....
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