Baal Cycle - Basic Synopsis

Basic Synopsis

The Baal Cycle series of stories are summarized thus:

  • Yam wants to rule over the other gods and be the most powerful of all
  • Baal-Hadad opposes Yam and slays him
  • Baal-Hadad, with the help of Anath and Athirat, persuades El to allow him a palace
  • Baal-Hadad commissions Kothar-wa-Khasis to build him a palace.
  • King of the gods and ruler of the world seeks to subjugate Mot
  • Mot kills Baal-Hadad
  • Anath brutally kills Mot, grinds him up and scatters ashes
  • Baal-Hadad returns to Mount Saphon
  • Mot, having recovered from being ground up and scattered, challenges Baal-Hadad
  • Baal-Hadad refuses; Mot submits
  • Baal-Hadad rules again

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