El sired the dawn god Shahar and the dusk god Shalim by two women he encountered at the seashore, as recounted in the Birth of the Gracious Gods.
Yarikh (moon) and Shahar (dawn) were complementary celestial deities in the Ugaritic pantheon. Shahar's appearance each morning ended Yarikh's nightly reign, marking the transition from lunar to solar light.
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