Semitic Mythology Submitted Names

These names occur in the mythologies of the Semitic-speaking peoples of the ancient Near East. See also Near Eastern mythology names for a broader list.

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Adamma f Hurrian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving from the Eblaite element ʾdm ("blood, red"). Name borne by a goddess of the Eblaite pantheon who was later incorporated into the Hurrian pantheon.

Arsay f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology
Means "earthy", deriving from the Ugaritic element ‘arṣ ("earth, underworld"), combined with the feminine suffix y. Although her role is unknown, it is theorised that she was an underworld goddess... [more]

As-dar-tu f Akkadian, Semitic Mythology, Near Eastern Mythology
Akkadian form of Astarte.

Ashima אֲשִׁימָא f Biblical Hebrew, Semitic Mythology
Means "the name, portion, or lot" depending on context. Possibly from the Semitic šmt 'charge, duty, function'. Also known as Ashim-Yahu, Ashima-Yaho, and Ashim-Beth-El... [more]

Ataratheh f Semitic Mythology
Variant of Atargatis.

Atargatis f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized)
Atargatis was the chief goddess of northern Syria in Classical antiquity. She was also referred to as Derketo (Ancient Greek: Δερκετὼ) or Deasura (by Romans)... [more]

Athiratu f Ugaritic Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Ugaritic form of Asherah. She was worshipped under this name at her cult center in the city of Ugarit.

ʻAthtart f Semitic Mythology
Ugaritic form of Astarte.

Baltis f Semitic Mythology
Etymology unknown. This was the name of an Arabian goddess associated with the planet Venus.

Bithnanaia f Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Bithnanaia was a Palmyrene goddess, considered to be the daughter of the god Konon.

Derketo f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Aramaic 𐡕𐡓𐡏𐡕 (Tarʿatta), the apocope form of 𐡏𐡕𐡓𐡏𐡕𐡄 (ʿAttarʿattā), another name of the Syrian goddess Atargatis.

Dhat-badan f Semitic Mythology
The name of an Himyarite nature goddess worshipped in Yemen, Somalia and Ethiopia, associated with the oasis, nature and the wet season. Etymology uncertain, it may mean "she of the wild goats".

Dhat-ba'dhanum f Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Etymology uncertain. This was another name given to the sun goddess Shams.

Ḫišamītum f Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Means "Lady of Ḫišamta" (a city in the kingdom of Mari), utilising the Akkadian feminine suffix tum. Name borne by the tutelary goddess of Ḫišamta, who is thought to have been a localised adaptation of Ishtar.

Iršappa m Hurrian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
The Hurrian name for the god Resheph. He was worshipped under this name in the Hurrian pantheon and was regarded as a god of commerce and the marketplace.

Kinnaru m Ugaritic Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Possibly meaning "lyre", from the Ugaritic word knr. As this word is used in both reference to the stringed instrument, and to the god Kinnaru, it is thought that Kinnaru was a deification of the lyre.

Kothar-wa-khasis m Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology
Means "skillful and wise". Name borne by an Ugaritic god of craftsmanship and magic. Some academics consider him to be equivalent to the Greek god Hephaestus.

Monimos m Semitic Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek name of a god worshipped at Edessa in northern Mesopotamia, from Arabic Mun‘îm meaning "the favourable one", which is derived from the root n‘m "to be pleasing".

Nanée f French (Rare), Semitic Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Nanaea.

Nisroch m Semitic Mythology, Biblical
The Assyrian god of agriculture, in whose temple king Sennacherib was worshiping when he was assassinated by his own sons in revenge for the destruction of Babylon (2 Kings 19:37; Isa... [more]

Omoroca m Semitic Mythology
Alternate name of Tiamat. The name form may be derived from Aramaic umm-Uruk "Mother of Uruk".

Pidray f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derives from the Semitic element pdr ("to scatter/spread"). Another possible origin is the element bqr ("lightning"). A Hurrian origin for her name has also been speculated, specifically from the element pedari ("bull")... [more]

Resheph m Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Derived from Semitic ršf meaning "to absorb, to consume" or "to burn" (descended into Hebrew as רשף (reshef) "burning heat" or "plague"). This was the name of a Canaanite and Semitic deity of plague, the underworld, and war.

Salambo f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized), Literature (Anglicized)
Greek and Latin form of the name of a Babylonian goddess of love, equivalent to Aphrodite or Venus. It may correspond to the once-attested Punic name šlmbʿl meaning "(the god) Dusk (is) (my?) Lord", in which the ending of the name comes from Ba'al, a title of various deities meaning "lord"... [more]

Shapash f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology
Etymology unknown. This was the name of the Canaanite goddess of the sun, that was also worshipped as part of the Ugaritic pantheon.

Shapshu f Semitic Mythology
Variant form of Shapash.

Shatiqatu f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology
Means "she who causes evil to pass away", deriving from the Akkadian element šūtuqu ("averting evil, disease, misfortune"). Name borne by a minor Ugaritic deity mentioned only in the Epic of Kirsa.

Tallay f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology
Means "dewy", deriving from the Ugaritic element ṭl ("dew"), combined with the feminine suffix y. Name borne by a weather goddess, considered to be a daughter of the god Baal.

Yarikh m Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Derives from the Ugaritic yariḫ ("moon"). Name borne by a moon god worshipped in the Amorite and Ugaritic pantheons, and later as part of the Phoenician and Punic pantheons following the collapse of Ugarit... [more]

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