Horon appears in Ugaritic texts as a chthonic deity who aided in healing after serpent bites. In one fragmentary text, Horon cures a poisoned Baal (or a figure associated with Baal) using magical plants.
Horon and Baal-Zebub were both Canaanite deities with apotropaic functions venerated in the Philistine region. Horon's role as protector against venom parallels Baal-Zebub's oracular role against disease.
Dagon and Horon were both worshipped at Ugarit as deities of the older generation. They appear together in cultic offering lists, receiving ritual attention alongside the younger gods of the Baal Cycle.
Horon appears as a chthonic deity within El's divine assembly at Ugarit. In fragmentary texts, El invokes Horon's healing powers against serpent venom and venomous bites.
Ishara and Horon were both Canaanite deities associated with venomous creatures. Ishara's scorpion symbolism and Horon's role as protector against snake venom placed them in the shared domain of poisonous retribution.
Mot and Horon both inhabit the chthonic realm in Canaanite religion. In Ugaritic offering lists, both receive offerings associated with the underworld and the dead.
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