TYPE: God of the Morning Star.
ORIGIN: Western Semitic
INFORMATION: In Canaanite legend, he attempts to usurp the dead Baal but prove inadequate to fill the god's throne. In semiarid regions of western Asia where irrigation is essential, he was sometimes worshiped as a rain god. His female counterpart is the Phoenician Astarte. Also probably identified as Dhu-Samani in more southerly regions.