Yamm (Deity)

Yamm was the Canaanite deity of the seas and chaos. His titles include "The Darling of El" and "Judge Nahar," Nahar meaning river. Yamm is also the prime antagonist of the first part of the Baal Cycle.

King of the Gods
In the beginning of the Baal Cycle, Yamm is proclaimed the Lord of all the Gods by El. Yamm, however, quickly becomes a tyrant and begins to oppress his fellow gods. The oppressed gods call upon their mother, Asherah, to help them. Asherah does what she can to no success until she offers herself to Yamm, which he accepts. Ba'al is outraged by this and goes to war with Yamm, supported by other gods.

Adversary of Baal
Yamm, and his servants, go to war to punish Ba'al for his rebellion. In the climactic battle, Ba'al is unable to best the mighty Yamm, both are equally strong. Ba'al only succeeds when Kothar-wa-Khasis gives him two mystic items which are powerful enough to finally put Yamm down. Ba'al then scatters Judge Nahar's remains all over the world.

Roles
Yamm fulfills the role of a tyrant god, and has that tyrant god he must be defeated by Ba'al. Yamm also fulfills the role of a Chaos god, hence his tyrannical nature, and of the sea.