Baal

Summary

Baal is a deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 0.41% of deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,124 views/month, #2 of 486).^[2]

Key Facts

• Baal's father was El^[3].
• Baal's father was Dagon^[4].
• Baal was married to Astarte^[5].
• Baal's image is recorded as Baal Ugarit Louvre AO17329.jpg^[6].
• Baal is recorded as male^[7].
• Baal's instance of is recorded as deity^[8].
• Baal's instance of is recorded as biblical character^[9].
• Baal's instance of is recorded as thunder deity^[10].
• Baal's instance of is recorded as storm deity^[11].
• Baal's ISNI is recorded as 0000000139132893^[12].
• Baal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 193713428^[13].
• Baal's GND ID is recorded as 118651366^[14].
• Baal's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2020002712^[15].
• Baal's IdRef ID is recorded as 027403637^[16].
• Baal's Commons category is recorded as Baal^[17].
• Baal's said to be the same as is recorded as Zeus^[18].
• Baal's said to be the same as is recorded as Seth^[19].
• Baal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fykc^[20].
• Baal's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2016908788^[21].
• Baal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Baal^[22].
• Baal's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX5113315^[23].
• Baal's worshipped by is recorded as Phoenician religion^[24].
• Baal's worshipped by is recorded as Ugaritic religion^[25].
• Baal's worshipped by is recorded as Canaanite religion^[26].
• Baal's worshipped by is recorded as Baalism^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Fathers listed include El^[3], a deity^[28] and Dagon^[4], a fertility deity^[29].

Personal Life

Among Baal's spouses was Astarte^[5].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Baal include Beelzebub^[30], a deity^[31] and Bael^[32], a demon^[33].

Why It Matters

Baal ranks in the top 0.41% of deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,124 views/month, #2 of 486).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

He has been cited as an influence by Athaliah^[36], a human biblical figure^[37].

Entities named for him include Beelzebub^[30], a deity^[31] and Bael^[32], a demon^[33].

FAQs

Who were Baal's parents?

Baal's father was El^[3].

Who was Baal married to?

Baal's spouses include Astarte^[5].

Who did Baal influence?

Baal has been cited as an influence by Athaliah^[36].