In the Epic of Kirta, Anat appears among the deities who bless Kirta's marriage feast, conferring divine favor upon the king's new bride and future dynasty.
In the Epic of Kirta (KTU 1.15), Asherah appears among the deities at Kirta's wedding feast and pronounces a blessing upon his marriage, conferring divine favor on the king's dynasty.
In the Epic of Kirta (KTU 1.14), Kirta's prospective bride Hurriya is described as beautiful as Astarte, invoking the goddess as the divine standard of feminine beauty and desirability.
El appeared to Kirta in a dream, instructing him to march on Udum to win a bride, and later created the healing goddess Sha'tiqatu to cure Kirta's illness.
In the Epic of Kirta, King Kirta fell deathly ill, approaching the realm of Mot. El intervened to create a healing deity and snatch Kirta from death's grasp before Mot could claim him.
Kirta's kingdom drew its legitimacy from the divine order centered on Mount Zaphon. The blessings El and other gods bestowed on Kirta reflected the cosmic governance exercised from the sacred mountain.
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