Gaṯaru
Ugaritic and Mesopotamian god / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gaṯaru (Ugaritic: gṯr[1]) or Gašru (Akkadian: dgaš-ru,[2] dga-aš-ru[3]) was a god worshiped in Ugarit, Emar and Mari in modern Syria, and in Opis in historical Babylonia in Iraq. While he is relatively sparsely attested, it is known that in Ugarit he was associated with the underworld, while in Mesopotamia he was understood as similar in character to Lugalirra or Erra.
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The name and cognates of it could also be used as an epithet of other deities, meaning "strong" or "powerful." The Ugaritic texts also attest the existence of dual and plural forms, Gaṯarāma and Gaṯarūma, used to refer to Gaṯaru himself in association with other deities, such as the moon god Yarikh and the sun goddess Shapash.