Canaanite
“ | The Canaanite religion venerates a number of Gods and their aspects, in a polytheistic manner. Baal is regarded as the chief deity in a complex hierarchy of lesser gods, which were often worshiped at shrines found on mountains or hilltops.
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The Canaanite religion is a polytheistic faith present in the Levant and the areas influenced by Carthage. This article documents the deities associated with the religion. All values are for
+100% Omen Power.
Many Canaanite deities can be accessed by any polytheistic nation that controls their holy site or has a specific percentage of Canaanite pops: 5% for Very Common deities, 10% for Common deities, 20% for Rare deities, and 40% for Very Rare deities.
Every Canaanite nation benefits from −10% Navy Maintenance Cost.
Contents
General deities[edit]
These deities are available to all Canaanite nations, and all polytheistic nations that have enough Canaanite pops or control the deity's holy site (Melqart is also universally available to Megalithic and Iberic nations):
Deity | Category | Rarity | Passive effect | Omen effect | Apotheosis effect | Holy site |
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Anat | War | Rare | ![]() |
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El | War | Rare | ![]() |
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Gain ![]() ![]() ![]() Gain ![]() |
753, Zenopolis, ![]() |
Yam | War | Rare | ![]() |
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A random navy gains two units of ![]() Gain ![]() ![]() A random |
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Ba'al | Culture | Common | ![]() |
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Gain ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
763, Heliopolitana, ![]() |
Eshmun | Culture | Common | ![]() |
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Up to 5 pops in a random territory ![]() |
747, Sidun, ![]() |
Shapash | Culture | Common | ![]() |
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Gain ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Kothar | Culture | Rare | ![]() |
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Gad[1] | Culture | Rare | ![]() |
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Gain ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Hadad | Culture | N/A[2] | ![]() |
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1 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Melqart | Economy | Very Common | ![]() |
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If the deity has more than ![]() ![]() Otherwise, the culture with the most pops gets ![]() ![]() |
743, Tyros, ![]() |
Ba'alat | Economy | Common | ![]() |
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766, Gebal, ![]() |
Astarte | Fertility | Common | ![]() |
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786, Leuke Akte, ![]() |
Atargatis | Fertility | Common | ![]() |
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1 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
807, Mabbog, ![]() |
Notes:
- ↑ Requires Heirs of Alexander
- ↑ Only available to Canaanite religion countries, owners of its holy site, and the
Seleukid Empire after completing the The Gods of Askalon mission in the To the Borders of Egypt mission tree
Exclusive deities[edit]
The following Canaanite deities are only available to specific countries.
Arabian deities[edit]
These deities are available to nations of the Arabian culture group as long as they are Canaanite or polytheistic and have enough Canaanite pops, or to any polytheistic country that controls the deity's holy site:
Punic deities[edit]
These deities are available to nations of Punic culture, as long as they are Canaanite, Iberic, or polytheistic and have enough Canaanite pops / control the deity's holy site while not being Megalithic:
Deity | Category | Rarity | Passive effect | Omen effect | Apotheosis effect | Holy site |
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Tanit | War | Common | ![]() |
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3256, Carthage, ![]() |
These deities are available to polytheistic countries that have Punic culture and are either Canaanite or have enough Canaanite pops, or control the deity's holy site:
Deity | Category | Rarity | Passive effect | Omen effect | Apotheosis effect | Holy site |
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Ba'al Hammon | Fertility | Common | ![]() |
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Gain ![]() ![]() |
3244, Thinissut, ![]() |
Carthaginian deities[edit]
These deities are available to Carthage, as long as it is Canaanite, or polytheistic and has enough Canaanite pops / controls the deity's holy site
Trivia[edit]
- "Canaan" is a Northwest Semitic (Hebrew/Phoenician) term for the Levant, particularly its southern half, and Canaanite was later the endonym of the Phoenicians and Punics.