Anat

Anat is a recurring demon in the series.
==History==
Anat, also known as Anath, Anant, Anit, Anti, Anaitis, Anait, Anthat or Antit, is a western Semitic goddess of war and mistress of wild animals, also associated with love and sex. In mythical texts, she is famous for having a violent temperament and for taking joy in slaughter.
In the Baal Cycle texts, Anat appears as a war goddess, initially called upon by her father El alongside the craftsman god Kothar-wa-Khasis to set the stage for the coronation of Yam; Anat, however, favors Baal, who is called her brother in this myth; outside Ugarit Hadad's sister was Hebat, however, and unlike Baal, Anat is not called Dagon's descendant in Ugaritic texts. After the defeat of the sea god she helps Baal secure the support of Asherah and threatens her father to let Baal build his own palace. She is later described ritually re-enacting a battle, and then purifying herself in her temple, where she receives a message from Baal asking her to establish peace on terms favorable to him. In response, she lists various past adversaries she vanquished to confirm she is a suitable goddess for this task. In the second half of the epic, she avenges her brother by killing Mot and with the help of the sun goddess, Shapash, brings Baal back from the land of the dead. This myth might represent the cycle of seasons, a single catastrophic drought, or perhaps simply another purely mythical conflict over divine kingship. 
In the tale of Aqhat, Anat desires to obtain the legendary bow of the eponymous hero. After he rejects her various offers and taunts the goddess, stating that women have no business using such weapons, Anat, with her father's permission, devises a plan which culminates in his death and destruction of the bow. 
Other Ugaritic texts, especially apotropaic formulas, usually pair Anat with Astarte, who shared many of her functions, and is also often assumed to be Baal's wife by researchers. In the Baal cycle, they only appear together once, preventing Baal from attacking Ym's messengers. Sometimes, she was also associated with Reshephhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/599760?seq=1, a Canaanite god similar to the Mesopotamian plague deity Nergal. Like Anat, Resheph was known for his violent disposition.
Her worship was introduced to Egypt, where she was also associated with Astarte, and was additionally considered the consort of the god Set, during the late bronze age conflated by the Egyptians with Baal Hadad and with Hittite weather gods. Her sexual aspects led her to be associated with Min, who is a god of male fertility. She was one of Rameses II's patron deities, who according to the pharaoh, watched over him in battle. He even named one of his daughters Bint-Anat, or "Daughter of Anat" in her honor. 
During the period of Babylonian exile, among the Hebrew inhabitants of the island of Elephantine, she was known as Anat-Yahu, the wife of Yahu (God).https://www.jstor.org/stable/3270076?seq=1 This association seemingly wasn't known in any other areas, and unlike fellow Canaanite deities Baal, Astarte and Asherah, Anat is not present in the Bible in any meaningful capacity, though "Shamgar, son of Anath" is a ruler mentioned in the Book of Judges. 
==Appearances==
*Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Devil's Colosseum: Deity Race
*Shin Megami Tensei NINE: Lady Race
*Shin Megami Tensei III ver.α
*Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE: Goddess Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux: Geist Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV: Megami Race
*Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Megami Race
*Ronde
*Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Megami Race
*Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers: Megami Race
*Persona 3 Reload: Priestess Arcana (DLC)
*Persona 5 / Royal: Priestess Arcana
*Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth: Priestess Arcana
*Devil Survivor 2 / Record Breaker: Femme Race
*Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2: Megami Race
==Profile==
===Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE===
Anat appears as an NPC within the Rainy Days Never Stay questline and it is possible to obtain her plug-in through it. She can be fused as a triple fusion of Kali, Pallas Athena and Hel.
===Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux===
Anat appears in the Womb of Grief on floors that have previously been cleared as part of the EX Mission Wardens of Womb of Grief. She appears once the previous Warden, Cybele, has been defeated, and upon defeat is replaced with the last Warden, Kali.
Upon defeat, Anat can be summoned through a special fusion requiring Tzitzimitl and Ishtar once the protagonist reaches level 80.
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
Anat can teach Nanashi the Mortal Jihad, Tarukaja and Hades Blast skills through her Demon Whisper. She benefits from learning Physical, darkness, healing and support skills.
===Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers===
She is used in the Extra Dungeon battle with Kyouji Kuzunoha.
===Devil Survivor 2===
===Persona 5===
Anat is the ultimate Persona of Makoto Niijima. She appears as a humanoid transformation of Johanna.
==Stats==
===Shin Megami Tensei NINE===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV===
===Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner===
===Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers===
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===Persona 5 / Royal===
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===Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth===
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===Devil Survivor 2===
===Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2===
==Gallery==
Anat.jpg|Anat as she appears in Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner: Akuma Zensho
Anat Devil Survivor 2 (Top Screen).png|Anat in Devil Survivor 2
Anat IMAGINE.png|Anat as she appears in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Anat P5.jpg|Anat as she appears in Persona 5
P5 Makotos Ultimate Persona.jpg|Anat as she appears in Persona 5
Anath and Pope Joan Concept Art P5.png|Concept art in Persona 5
Sentinel-Transforming-Johanna-Anat-Figure(Anat).jpg|Transforming Johanna/Anat Figure
Anat Dx2.jpg|Anat as she appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
==References==
Category:Canaanite Mythology
Category:Semitic Mythology
Category:Egyptian Mythology
Category:Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Bosses
Category:Law Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IV
Category:Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Demons
Category:Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE Demons
Category:Law Demons in Shin Megami Tensei IMAGINE
Category:Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Demons
Category:Shin Megami Tensei TRPG Demons