Old European culture

Beelzebub, the lord of the flies was identified by Jews and Christians with Satan...From בַּעַל (baʿal, "lord, master") + זְבוּב (...

Gold plaque depicting a naked goddess on a horse. According to the Israel Museum page probably Astarte or Anat. Late Canaan period, 13th c....

Anat was a Semitic goddess worshipped by the Canaanites & Egyptians during the Bronze and Iron Ages.    Depicted as violent, delighting ...