Almost halfway done with the Phoenician alphabet oracle. There are 22 letters/cards in total and I&r
Almost halfway done with the Phoenician alphabet oracle. There are 22 letters/cards in total and I’ve worked 16 deities into it (the Phoenician, Canaanite and Mesopotamian gods are so heavily syncretized through both geography and time that it was a challenge to choose among all the figures and portrayals, but the full list is below the cut:Inanna - Goddess of sexuality, war and personal power Enki - God of creation, knowledge, language and cunning Ninshubur - Loyal servant of Inanna and messenger of the godsEshmun - God of healing and medicine, patron deity of Sidon Ba‘alat Gebal - Goddess of prosperity, commerce and plenty, patron deity of Byblos Adad - God of rain, storms and agricultureAnat - Goddess of war, battle and defenseYamm - God of the sea, the abyss and chaosShapash - Goddess of the sun and justice, judge of the godsResheph - God of war, plague and lightningAtargatis - Goddess of fresh water, irrigation and fertilityYarikh - God of the moon, the stars, nightly dew and fertility Melqart - God of seafaring, enterprise and travel, patron deity of TyreDido - Legendary princess and founding queen of the city/state of CarthageKhotar-wa-Khasis- God of craftsmanship and magicAsherah- Mother of the gods, goddess of the household -- source link
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