The Canaanite religion was the group of ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early Bronze Age through the first centuries AD. Canaanite religion was polytheistic and, in some cases, monolatristic. Some gods and goddesses were absorbed into the Yahwist religion of the ancient Israelites, notably El (who later became synonymous with Yahweh), Baal and Asherah, until the Babylonian captivity where they worshipped God alone. Beliefs Deities A group of deities in a four-tier hierarchy headed by El and Asherah were worshiped by the followers of the Canaanite religion; this is a detailed listing: Aglibol, god of the moon and brother of Malakbel. Part of a trio of gods of Palmyra, Syria along with Bel and Yarhibol. Also part of another trio with Baalshamin and Malakbel. Anat, virgin goddess of war and strife, sister and putative mate of Ba'al Hadad. Arsay, goddess of the underworld, one of the three daughters of Ba'al Hadad. Arsu, god of the evening star and twin brother of Azizos. Ashtar-Chemosh, wife of Chemosh and goddess of the Moabites. Asherah, queen consort of El (Ugaritic religion), Elkunirsa (Hittite religion), Yahweh (Israelite religion), Amurru (Amorite religion), Anu (Akkadian religion) and 'Amm (Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia) Symbolized by an Asherah pole in the Hebrew Bible. Ashima, goddess of fate Astarte, goddess of war, hunting and love. Atargatis, wife of Hadad, goddess of fertility and the chief goddess of northern Syria Attar, god of the morning star ("son of the morning") who tried to take the place of the dead Baal and failed. Male counterpart of Athtart. Azizos, god of the morning star and twin brother of Arsu. Baalah, properly Baʿalah, the wife or female counterpart of Baal (also Belili) Ba'alat Gebal, goddess of Byblos, Phoenicia. She was distinguished in iconography from Astarte or similar goddesses by two tall, upright feathers in her headdress. Ba'al Hadad (lit. master of thunder), god of storms, thunder, lightning and air. King of the gods. Uses the weapons Driver and Chaser in battle. Often referred to as Baalshamin. Ba'al Hermon, titular local deity of Mount Hermon. Baal Hammon, god of vegetative fertility and renewer of all energies of Ancient Carthage Baalshamin also called Baal Shamem and Baal Shamaim, supreme sky god of Palmyra, Syria whose temple was destroyed on 23 August 2015 by ISIL. His attributes were the eagle and the lightning bolt. Part