Baalzephon

Baalzephon is a demon in the series.
==History==
Baal Saphon (Zephon) was a title of the Ugaritic god Hadad, related to the belief that Mount Hermon (known as Saphon in Ugarit) was his sacred site. Prayers frequently invoked Baal to send divine aid from the summit of Mount Saphon.https://www.jstor.org/stable/44088926?seq=1 As a weather god, he was popular among sailors, who believed he could pacify the forces of nature and guarantee them a safe journey back home. As a result, he was indirectly viewed as a tutelary god of maritime trade. His worship continued later in various Phoenician cities such as Tyre, Sidon and Carthage.
Other gods were also associated with Mount Saphon. In Hittite and Hurrian mythology, Teshub (or Tarhunna; a storm god and equivalent of Hadad) battled the stone giant Ullikummi, who grew on the shoulder of Ubelluris, near Mount Hazzi - the Hittite name of Mount Saphon. Additionally, in some versions of the Epic of Gilgamesh, it was the location of Humbaba's grove.
In Hellenic times Baal Saphon was assimilated into the cult of Zeus Kasios, an aspect of Zeus regarded as the god of Mount Aqraa.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337171819_Zeus_Kasios_or_the_Interpretatio_Graeca_of_Baal_Saphon_in_Ptolemaic_Egypt_Autores
Due to the popularity of Baal Saphon, many places were named after him. One such location is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as a place where YHVH instructed the Israelites to hide to save them from the Pharaoh.https://books.google.com/books?id=yCkRz5pfxz0C&pg=PA153&lpg=PA153&dq=baal+saphon&source=bl&ots=aJmza_p-Yq&sig=ACfU3U1VG0nQ-ykTDTqMHFbcyYJ8bF__Ww&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiw3pyGxvbvAhWR_rsIHYJJCF8Q6AEwC3oECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=baal%20saphon&f=false
==Appearances==
*Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku: Tyrant Race, Boss
==Profile==
===Giten Megami Tensei===
Baalzephon battles the hero and Rui Asuka in an attempt to stop them from escaping the Yoyogi Labor Camp.
==Stats==
===Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku===
==References==
Category:Abrahamic Mythology
Category:Canaanite Mythology