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      • The god of clouds and thunder came back with a vengeance. When the god of the underworld had grown back, Baal seized the death god, smacked Mavet on the shoulder, smote Death with a stick. Baal defeated the underworld god, sending the god of death back to hell.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Baal_CycleBaal Cycle - Wikipedia

    By inviting Mot to a meal of bread and wine, Mot is offended, and threatens to cause the heavens to wilt and collapse, breaking Baʿal into pieces. Mot then will eat him piece by piece. When the text continues, Baʿal, or a speaker on his behalf admits his fear and dread of Mot.

  4. cosmons.com › mot-the-god-of-death-and-underworldMot the God of Death and the Underworld - COSMONS

    Dec 4, 2013 · The god of clouds and thunder came back with a vengeance. When the god of the underworld had grown back, Baal seized the death god, smacked Mavet on the shoulder, smote Death with a stick. Baal defeated the underworld god, sending the god of death back to hell.

  5. ancientworlds.net › aw › ArticleBaal's Battle with Mot, the god of Death - AncientWorlds

    Jun 22, 2013 · Mot is enraged by this and sends a threatening message to Baal, who fears Mot and tries to flatter his way out of it. But the flattery fails and Baal is forced to meet Mot face-to-face. But he chickens out and at the urging of Shapash the sun goddess he tricks Mot by procreating a double of himself and leaving it to die in the desert.

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    After seven years, Death returns, seeking vengeance and demanding one of Ba'al's brothers to feed upon. A gap in the text is followed by Mot complaining that Ba'al has given Mot his own brothers to eat, the sons of his mother to consume.

  8. www.oxfordreference.com › display › 10Baal Hammon Struggles with the God of Death - Oxford Reference

    Baal was Shamen, lord of the heavens. This god of life and fertility struggled with Mot, god of death and sterility. If Baal were to defeat Mot, there would be a seven-year cycle of fertility; if he were defeated, there would be seven years of drought and famine. See also: Gurzil, Tanit.

  9. virtual-museum-syria.org › aleppo › the-cycle-ofThe Cycle of Ba'al - Tablet 4 | National Museum Of Aleppo

    The death of Baʿal and the reign of Mot has been regarded as a seasonal myth, marking Baʿal as a vegetation god whose death and rebirth is responsible for the Levant‘s summer drought and autumn rains.

  10. oldworldgods.com › canaanite › mot-canaanite-godMot Canaanite God: Discovering the Ancient Deity of Death and ...

    In Canaanite mythology, the relationship between Mot and Baal is characterized by a recurring cycle of seasonal battles. This cyclic battle symbolizes the constant struggle between life and death, fertility and barrenness.