Canaanite

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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. — In-game description

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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.

General deities

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
Anat	War	Rare	+5% Monthly Military Experience	+5% Morale of Armies	Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +2 and a maximum of +5	—
El	War	Rare	+0.05 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	+8% Manpower Recovery Speed	Gain 1,000 Manpower, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, and an extra 1,000 if the deity’s Martial is at least 11, if manpower is below 80% Gain 2.00 Military Experience, otherwise	753, Zenopolis, Antigonid Kingdom
Yam	War	Rare	+0.10 Monthly Ship Repair at Sea	+8% Ship Damage Done	A random navy gains two units of Octeres, if a navy exists Gain 0.50 Military Experience, multiplied by the deity’s Martial, otherwise A random ocean tile and all other ocean territories within 2 tiles in the Mediterranean Sea region get the modifier Stormy Seas for 60 days, giving +10 Attrition	—
Ba'al	Culture	Common	−5% Aggressive Expansion Impact	+0.10 Monthly Ruler Popularity Gain	Gain 2.50 Martial Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Martial, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	763, Heliopolitana, Antigonid Kingdom
Eshmun	Culture	Common	+5% National Citizen Happiness	+0.04% Monthly Civilization Change	Up to 5 pops in a random territory convert to the deity’s faith	747, Sidun, Sidon
Shapash	Culture	Common	−0.05 Monthly Corruption	+0.04 Provincial Loyalty	Gain +2.50 Civic Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	—
Kothar	Culture	Rare	+5% Research Points	+10% National Citizen Output	A Citizen appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Gad	Culture	Rare	+4% Integrated Culture Happiness	−0.06 Monthly Corruption	Gain +2.50 Civic Advances progress multiplied by the deity’s Finesse, with a minimum of +5 and a maximum of +25	—
Hadad	Culture	N/A	+0.04% National Population Growth	+7% Integrated Culture Happiness	1 Slave appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	—
Melqart	Economy	Very Common	+5% Pop Assimilation Speed	+12% National Commerce Income	If the deity has more than 8 finesse, gain 1 Free Province Investment Otherwise, the culture with the most pops gets +8% Culture Happiness and +10% Culture Slave Output	743, Tyros, Antigonid Kingdom
Ba'alat	Economy	Common	+5% National Citizen Happiness	+12% Civic Tech Investment	Convert 1 pop in the capital into a Noble, including cultural conversion if necessary; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 3 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	766, Gebal, Byblos
Astarte	Fertility	Common	+5% National Freeman Happiness	+15% Global Monthly Food Modifier	+0.15% Local Population Growth in the capital province for five years	786, Leuke Akte, Antigonid Kingdom
Atargatis	Fertility	Common	+10% Population Capacity	+6% National Freeman Happiness	1 Slave appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	807, Mabbog, Bambyce

Notes:

Exclusive deities

The following Canaanite deities are only available to specific countries.

Arabian deities

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:

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Attar	War	Rare	+3% Discipline	+5% Morale of Armies	+5.00 Supply Limit and +15% Local Fort Defense in the capital province and another random province, for five years	—

Punic deities

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
Tanit	War	Common	+3% Unintegrated Culture-Group Happiness	+5% Discipline	1 Freeman appears in the capital; 2 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 6; 4 if the deity’s Finesse is at least 9	3256, Carthage, 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
Ba'al Hammon	Fertility	Common	+10% Global Monthly Food Modifier	+8% Manpower Recovery Speed	Gain 50 Food in every province, multiplied by the deity’s Charisma	3244, Thinissut, Carthage

Carthaginian deities

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

Deity	Category	Rarity	Passive effect	Omen effect	Apotheosis effect	Holy site
Ba'al Qarnaim	Culture	Rare	−0.025 Aggressive Expansion Change	−0.04 Monthly Tyranny	Up to 5 pops in a random territory assimilate to the deity’s culture	—

Trivia

• "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.

Religion

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